190815-N-BM428-0271 THEOULE-SUR-MER, France (Aug. 15, 2019) Rear Adm. Matthew A. Zirkle, Chief of Staff, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, center, listens to Lt. jg. Brian Schmid give a tour of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) in Theoule-Sur-Mer, France, Aug. 15, 2019. Donald Cook is in port to participate in the commemoration 75th Anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the operation which led to the liberation of Southern France by Allied Forces. Donald Cook, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)