190919-N-BM428-0004 ENGLISH CHANNEL (Sept. 19, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Apprentice Garret Dawe braces for shock during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of Flag Officer’s Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 19, 2019. FOST is a three-week exercise led by the Royal Navy that tests the ship’s warfighting ability. 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)