190509-N-AG490-2002 [Image 15 of 15]

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

05.09.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Maxwell Anderson 

U.S. Navy           

190509-N-AG490-2002
BABAL-MANDEB STRAIT (May 9, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) escorts the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) through the Babal-Mandab Strait, May 9, 2019. Gonzalez 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 the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Anderson/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.09.2019
• Date Posted: 05.15.2019 00:36
• Photo ID: 5363579
• VIRIN: 190509-N-AG490-2002
• Resolution: 3444x4821
• Size: 694.97 KB
• Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US