170403-N-CS953-017 ARABIAN SEA (April 3, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) transits the Arabian Sea. Mahan is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, which is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford/Released)