Seaman Roybal serves on USS Chung-Hoon

U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Seaman Ruben Roybal, from Alamosa fires an M2HB machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 26, 2018. Chung-Hoon 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.

U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Seaman Ruben Roybal, from Alamosa fires an M2HB machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 26, 2018.