ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 19, 2020) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Warren Martineaulii, assigned to the Death Rattlers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, sands nonskid off of an F/A-18C Hornet in the hangar bay 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 Dalton Reidhead)