ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 8, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Caden Morgan, (right) from Tuscola, Ill., and Aiviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nicholis Evans, (left) from Hurley, Miss., load high explosive piercing rounds into an MK 38 machine gun aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt)