201002-N-XG173-1144 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 2, 2020) Sailors

201002-N-XG173-1144 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 2, 2020) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) prepare to fight a simulated fire during a damage control drill. John Paul Jones 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 and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Aja Bleu Jackson)