170522-N-HV059-227 NORWEGIAN SEA (May 22, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Tarrance Johnson watches an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 60 take off from the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) during vertical replenishment training. Leyte Gulf is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sonja Wickard/Released)