170825-N-QR145-279 BLACK SEA (Aug. 25, 2017) Lt. j.g. Joseph Wester, middle, communicates with watchstanders from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) while conducting visit, board, search and seizure exercises in the Black Sea. Porter is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, on its fourth patrol to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners, and U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)