The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transits the Persian Gulf Aug. 2, 2014.
The Arleigh Burke was deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr