170908-N-UB406-057 NORFOLK (Sept. 08, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) stows the flagstaff as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 8, 2017. Mitscher, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cameron M. Stoner/Released)