USS Mason (DDG 87) Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise
160828-N-CL027-144 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 28, 2016) Cmdr. Christopher J. Gilbertson, center, from Minneapolis, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), observes as Ensign Solomon Gardea, from El Paso, Texas, conns an anti-submarine formation exercise with the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), auxiliary oiler replenishment ship RFA Fort Victoria (A 387) and the Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157). Mason, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Janweb B. Lagazo)