180927-N-UY653-055 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2018) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Vanessa Diaz operates a winch to retract a towed torpedo decoy system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as the ship participates in SMARTEX-181, Sept. 27, 2018. SMARTEX-181 is a multilateral exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability and training between participating countries. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)