Seaman Alvaro Schneider throws a man overboard training dummy off of the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) May 11, 2020. Paul Hamilton 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 Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

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