201111-N-OW019-0013 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 11, 2020) Culinary Specialist Seaman Recruit Joseph Soto, from Yorba Linda, Calif., prepares food for a Veterans Day meal in the galley aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 11. Princeton 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 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)