ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 18, 2020) Ensign Sarah Freeman, from Niantic, Conn., stands watch as the conning officer on the bridge wing of the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) during simulated replenishment-at-sea approach training alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as part of Malabar 2020. Malabar 2020 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific where the U.S. Navy has patrolled for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)