BAB AL-MANDEB (Feb. 19, 2024) A gunner's mate stands watch on the optical sighting system in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb, Feb. 19, 2024. Gravely is deployed as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo)