USS Mason (DDG 87) Patrol Craft Exercises
160912-N-CL027-221 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 12, 2016) The Cyclone-class patrol craft USS Tempest (PC 2) breaks away from the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) after a replenishment-at-sea through rafting. 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 Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janweb B. Lagazo)