ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 4, 2021) The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) steams ahead of the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), not pictured, in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 4, 2021. Halsey 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 Eric Stanton)