200922-N-NC885-2198 MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept. 20, 2020)

200922-N-NC885-2198 MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept. 20, 2020) - Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Byron Jack stands lookout watch on the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during a scheduled port visit in Bahrain. Sterett is part of the 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 Seaman Drace Wilson)