200627-N-PI330-0161 ARABIAN GULF (June 27, 2020) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo Garde-Chique acts as a phone talker during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), June 27, 2020. Vella Gulf 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 the three critical choke points to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Waters/Released)