161021-N-CL027-037 SOUDA BAY (Oct.22, 2016) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) observe an escort patrol boat during a sea and anchor evolution. 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Janweb B. Lagazo)