ARABIAN GULF (March 29, 2021) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Jason Bird, left, and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Juan Maldonado, both assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), signal to a landing signalman (enlisted) after chock and chaining a MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter, attached to the �Chargers� of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, during flight operations in the Arabian Gulf. Laboon is supporting the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group while deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area and conducting naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeremy R. Boan)