ARABIAN SEA (June 26, 2021) The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) operates alongside the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), not pictured, during a fueling-at-sea in the Arabian Sea, June 26, 2021. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group 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 Communication Specialist Seaman Oswald Felix Jr.)