151013-N-TC720-341 LARNACA, Cyprus (Oct. 13, 2015) Lt. j.g. John Homola, from Massapequa, N.Y., rings the bell aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) during the ship’s celebration of the U.S. Navy’s 240th birthday. Donald Cook is forward deployed to Rota, Spain and is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mat Murch/Released)