ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 22, 2020) The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a refueling-at-sea. Nimitz and Princeton are part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and are 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)