ARABIAN GULF (July 15, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nina McCrory, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), participates in a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), July 15, 2020. James E. Williams 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 and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three critical choke points to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kody A. Phillips)