181022-N-UX013-1017 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Oct. 22, 2018) Iranian small boats position themselves next to a U.S. Navy convoy transiting the Strait of Hormuz that includes the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187), right, expeditionary mobile base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), center right, ocean-surveillance ship USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24), center left, and guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), left, and USS Jason Dunham (DDG109). U.S. Navy ships are 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialists 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)
| Date Taken: | 10.22.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.26.2018 23:56 |
| Photo ID: | 4850356 |
| VIRIN: | 181022-N-UX013-1017 |
| Resolution: | 4362x2454 |
| Size: | 625.99 KB |
| Location: | U.S. 5TH FLEET, U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
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