U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) heave a mooring line as the ship arrives in Toulon, France, Nov. 20, 2025. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Macklin)

Adm. George M. Wikoff, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF) delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony held at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Nov. 19, 2025. For more than 80 years, NAVEUR/NAVAF has forged strategic relationships with Allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to share the duties of preserving security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sergeant Ryan Hohman)

Adm. George M. Wikoff, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF) is presented with the Allied Joint Forces Command Naples flag during a change of command ceremony held at JFC Naples, Nov. 19, 2025. For more than 80 years, NAVEUR/NAVAF has forged strategic relationships with Allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to share the duties of preserving security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sergeant Ryan Hohman)

Adm. George M. Wikoff, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), center, and official party render a solute during a change of command ceremony held at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Nov. 19, 2025. For more than 80 years, NAVEUR/NAVAF has forged strategic relationships with Allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to share the duties of preserving security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sergeant Ryan Hohman)

Official photo of Adm. George M. Wikoff, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF). For more than 80 years, NAVEUR/NAVAF has forged strategic relationships with Allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to share the duties of preserving security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sergeant Ryan Hohman)

231012-N-LK647-1031 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) as seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), as the ship steams into position to conduct a replenishment-at-sea, Oct. 12, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the East Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)