171109-N-FP878-039 AKSAZ, Turkey (Nov. 9, 2017) Sailors man the rails as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departs Aksaz, Turkey, for exercise Dogu Akdeniz 2017, Nov. 9, 2017. Dogu Akdeniz is a Turkish-led, multinational maritime exercise designed to improve combined combat capabilities, increase operational capacity and strengthen relationships among NATO allies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)