151031-N-TC720-144 AKSAZ, Turkey (Oct. 31, 2015) Cmdr. Charles Hampton, commanding officer of USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) speaks with a Turkish naval officer during a press conference onboard TCG Gediz (F-495) Oct. 31, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain 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)