U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 28, 2020) Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen conduct boarding procedures training aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 28, 2020 The U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses nearly 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The region is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab-al-Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dawson Roth)