200227-N-PI330-0327 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2020) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) prepare a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) to be lifted aboard the ship. Vella Gulf is conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Waters/Released)