170815-N-UY653-136 THEOULE-SUR-MER, France (Aug. 15, 2017) Rear Adm. Daniel Dwyer, right, chief of staff of Naval Forces Europe-Africa, speaks with a retired member of the French armed forces in Theoule-sur-Mer, France. Dwyer and Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) are in France to participate in events commemorating the 73rd anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the liberation of southern France by allied forces during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)