181209-N-GC639-1244 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 9, 2018) Sailors remove a cargo net from supplies on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the northern Arabian Sea, Dec. 9, 2018. Spruance is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)