170713-N-SJ730-038 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 13, 2017) Rear Adm. Thomas Ishee, deputy commander of Joint Functional Component Command, passes through sideboys on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship and its carrier strike group are 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 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)