ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 4, 2020) Seaman William Erdmann, from Queens, N.Y., assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), signals the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) to tension the high line during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Gulf. Princeton is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)