171121-N-ZP972-002
171121-N-ZP972-002 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 21, 2017) – Ensign Mark Buckmire, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), radios a course change to the helmsman during an underway replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 21, 2017. Vella Gulf is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to conduct maritime security operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Elizabeth Moon/Released)
171121-N-ZP972-002
171121-N-ZP972-002 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 21, 2017) – Ensign Mark Buckmire, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), radios a course change to the helmsman during an underway replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 21, 2017. Vella Gulf is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to conduct maritime security operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Elizabeth Moon/Released)