161212-N-EO381-105 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 12, 2016) Rear Adm. Jim Malloy, commander of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, speaks with chief petty officers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94). Nitze, 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 Casey J. Hopkins)