170607-N-FE442-016 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 7, 2017) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Eric Ballard directs a C-2A Greyhound attached to the "Rawhides" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush, part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, 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 Matt Matlage/Released)