181215-N-FK318-0143 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 15, 2019) Seaman Pedro Sanchez, from Sacramento, California, attaches the ensign onto a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) in the Arabian Sea during anti-submarine warfare exercise SHAREM 195, Dec. 15, 2018. Stockdale 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 2nd Class Abigayle Lutz/Released)