181213-N-AH963-0037 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 13, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Bailee Williams, from St. George, Utah, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, poses for a photo while connecting a guided bomb unit (GBU) 54 to an F/A-18F Super Hornet, also assigned to VFA-41, aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 13, 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 Lt. j.g. Jamie Moroney/Released)