ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2020) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Brian Stankowitz, from Trenton, N.J., a search and rescue swimmer aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), is recovered into a rigid hull inflatable boat during small boat operations. Princeton is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)