ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2020) The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) operates in the Arabian Sea. Princeton is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group 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)