Navy Damage Controlman 2nd Class Tilden Sansom, right, from Auburn, instructs Damage Controlman 2nd Class Savannah Morris, from Atlanta, on proper de-smoking routes during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 5.

The Harry S. Truman 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 the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.