181212-N-KN684-0035 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 12, 2018) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Carlos Carreon, left, from El Paso, Texas, and Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Jacob Savage, from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, check diagrams in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 12, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group are conducting integrated operations in the Arabian Sea to ensure 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 3rd Class Skyler Moore/Released)