ARABIAN SEA (April 27, 2021) Boatswain�s Mate 2nd Class Joseph Coleman, front, assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), signals to a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the �Dusty Dogs� of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, during flight operations in the Arabian Sea. Laboon is supporting the Dwight D. Eisenhower 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)