GULF OF OMAN (March 13, 2021) Chief Fire Controlman Shari Brown receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) in the Gulf of Oman, March 13, 2021. Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Jeremy R. Boan)