161215-N-BL607-047 ARABIAN GULF (Dec.15, 2016) Seaman Brandon Brown from Norwalk, Conn., communicates with the central control station aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Brown serves abroad Monterey as gas turbine systems technician (mechanical) and is primarily responsible for maintaining mechanical consonants for the gas turbine engine. Monterey, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Jenkins)