ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 2, 2021) Lt. Matthew Blackmon, from Chicago, searches the horizon using a periscope aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), March 2, 2021. Monterey is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chelsea Palmer)