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PHOTO: DeSoto resident gaining culinary experience serving in the U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dalton Lowing

ARABIAN SEA – Culinary Specialist Seaman Jason Roque, from DeSoto, pours vegetables into serving pans in the aft galley aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea Jan. 23, 2020.

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.