161220-N-HB733-012 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2016) Chief Petty Officer Kenneth Carrothers, right, unplugs an exterior torpedo during a torpedo loading exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). Cole, assigned to Commander, Task Force 65, is conducting a regularly-scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.(U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brianna K. Green/Released)