160819-N-BL607-029 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 19, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), right, transits alongside the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Monterey and Nitze, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, are supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Jenkins)