GULF OF OMAN (July 20, 2023) The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), left, the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) and the U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Pablo Valent (WPC 1148) participate in a photo exercise in the Gulf of Oman, July 20, 2023. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt)