180919-N-EV253-035 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 19, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) prepare the surface vessel torpedo tubes to fire air slugs, Sept. 19, 2018. Bulkeley, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting naval operations 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 Sara Eshleman/Released)