ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 12, 2021) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), fires a 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise Jan. 12, 2021. Vella Gulf is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting operations as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dean M. Cates)