161205-N-EO381-082 SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 05, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) approaches the Friendship Bridge during the ship's transit of the Suez Canal. Nitze, 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 Casey J. Hopkins)