200621-N-OD153-1699 ARABIAN GULF (June 22, 2020) Aviation Boatswains� Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Juan Troncoso directs a UH-60M Blackhawk, attached to the United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command, to land during flight operations aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3). Lewis B. Puller 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 Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Logistics Specialist Thomas Joyce/Released)