BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT (Nov. 20, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) transits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with the Royal Saudi Naval Force frigate Makkah (814), not pictured, Nov. 20. The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) maintains the freedom of navigation, international law and free flow of commerce to support regional stability and security of the maritime commons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV)