160606-N-EO381-558 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 06, 2016) - The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) fires a MK 45 5-inch gun during a live fire exercise. Nitze is part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG)'s deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. The Ike CSG includes USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 and ships USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Stout (DDG 55), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Mason (DDG 87) and Nitze. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Casey J. Hopkins/Released)