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190528-F-OF524-0148 by US Air Force Via Flickr: Two Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs break away from each other after an aerial refueling mission over Southwest Asia, May 29, 2019. The F-35s are in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as part of the standard rotational forces protecting U.S. forces and interests in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

A multinational group of mine countermeasure ships are underway during exercise Artemis Trident 21 in the Arabian Gulf. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2021) A multinational group of mine countermeasure ships from the French Marine Nationale, Royal Navy, U.S. Navy and a MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter attached to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM-15) operate in formation during exercise Artemis Trident 21 in the Arabian Gulf, April 21, 2021. Artemis Trident 21 is a multilateral mine countermeasures exercise between the UK, Australia, France and U.S., designed to enhance mutual interoperability and capabilities in mine hunting and clearance, maritime security and dive operations, allowing participating naval forces to effectively develop the necessary skills to address threats to regional security, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Theoren Neal) 210421-A-BD272-0497

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) holds a change of command at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (May 5, 2021) Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, left, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), is relieved by Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, right, during a change of command ceremony presided over by Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 5, 2021. NAVCENT is the U.S. Navy element of U.S. Central Command in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton) 210505-N-KC128-0168

USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), and USS Princeton (CG 59) transit the Strait of Hormuz. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 9, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) sail in formation during a scheduled transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 9, 2020. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group 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 three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. With Nimitz as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staff, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 11, Destroyer Squadron 9, Princeton and Carrier Air Wing 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier) 201109-N-FP334-1063