September 17, 2020 – The Arleigh
Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG
114) conducts a live-fire exercise with several of its
weapon systems in the Arabian Gulf.
The USS Ralph Johnson is part of
the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group that 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 video by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier