171230-N-FH210-002 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 30, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG -97) operates with the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB -3) during a Strait of Hormuz transit. The expeditionary mobile base platform supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while enabling TF 51/5 to extend its expeditionary presence in the world’s most volatile regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brandon Cummings/Released)