LAGOS, Nigeria (March 18, 2019) Military members from the Cameroonian Armed Forces participate in a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard a Nigerian training vessel during exercise Obangame Express 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria, March 18, 2019. Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler/Released)

190205-N-JI086-455 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 6, 2019) A rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participates in simulated security operations during exercise FANAL 2019, Feb. 6, 2019. FANAL 19 is a French exercise designed to enhance the operational capability of the French Carrier Strike Group, Charles de Gaulle while strengthening tactical-level skills and maritime interoperability between participant naval forces.

190206-N-JI086-091 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 6, 2019) A French NH90 helicopter prepares for take off aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) during exercise FANAL 2019, Feb. 6, 2019. FANAL 19 is a French exercise designed to enhance the operational capability of the French Carrier Strike Group, Charles de Gaulle while strengthening tactical-level skills and maritime interoperability between participant naval forces.

190219-N-JI086-023 DARDANELLES STRAIT (Feb. 19, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Dardanelles Strait, Feb. 19, 2019. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its eighth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Italian Navy AV-8B Departs USS Kearsarge

190219-N-JI086-032 DARDANELLES STRAIT (Feb. 19, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Dardanelles Strait, Feb. 19, 2019. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its eighth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

190211-N-KA046-0105 PLYMOUTH, England (Feb. 11, 2019) – Cmdr. Craig Trent, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), left, observes from the bridge as the ship departs Plymouth, England, Feb. 11, 2019. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S national security interests in Europe and Africa.