MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 11, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), center, the Turkish Navy G-class frigate TCG Gediz (F 409), far left, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS USS Ross (DDG 71), left, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), right, and the Turkish Navy G-class frigate TCG Gaziantep (F 490), far right, transit in formation in the Mediterranean Sea Dec. 11, 2019. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is conducting operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners. The Harry S. Truman CSG last operated in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in 2018, demonstrating its ability to operate from the High North to the East Mediterranean.

191201-N-UJ449-1071 SIGONELLA, Sicily (Dec. 9, 2019) Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, talks to service members onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella during a scheduled base visit, Dec. 9, 2019. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S, allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and Central Command areas of operation.

Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, was the senior uniformed U.S. Navy representative for the commissioning of the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) in Portsmouth, UK, Dec. 10, 2019.

191209-N-NQ487-0117 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec 9, 2019) Adm. James G. Foggo, III, commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, takes photographs of flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea Dec. 9, 2019. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is conducting operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners. The Harry S. Truman CSG last operated in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in 2018, demonstrating its ability to operate from the High North to the East Mediterranean.

191126-N-WO404-370 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 26, 2019) - U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), stands on a transfer boat after departing the Ohio-class fleet guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728), in Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 26, 2019. AFRICOM, a full-spectrum combatant command, is one of the six U.S. Defense Department's geographic combatant commands and is responsible for all DoD operations, exercises, and security cooperation on the African continent, its island nations, and surrounding waters.

191201-N-RQ450-0703 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2019) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 1, 2019. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is conducting operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners. The Harry S. Truman CSG last operated in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in 2018, demonstrating its ability to operate from the High North to the East Mediterranean.