170523-N-RF885-044 GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (May 23, 2017) A SeaArk patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 1 pulls alongside the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) during an escort mission May 23, 2017. CRS-1 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia Murillo/Released)