160615-N-KK394-124 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 15, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Alexander Mohney signals to an Italian AB212 helicopter assigned to 5th Gruppo Elicotteri as it takes off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, 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 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)