170713-N-TB410-0088 ARABIAN GULF (July 13, 2017) Chief Electronics Technician Travis Hill operates the console of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) to track a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle aboard the afloat forward staging base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Ponce is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)