200707-N-PI330-0020 ARABIAN GULF (July 7, 2020) Boatswain’s

200707-N-PI330-0020 ARABIAN GULF (July 7, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Dawson Michels pulls a line from USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-192) to the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during a replenishment-at-sea July 7, 2020. Vella Gulf 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 Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and the three critical choke points to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Waters/Released)