ARABIAN GULF (March 8, 2022) Sailors assigned to the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) and embarked Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 conduct a foreign-object debris walkdown before flight quarters while operating in the Arabian Gulf, March 8, 2022. Lewis B. Puller 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 Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo)