200114-N-RJ834-0247 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 14, 2020) Chief Hospital Corpsman Bright, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), performs a routine medical checkup on a patient. Lassen is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is operating in 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 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn)

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