STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (March 8, 2021) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) transits the Strait of Gibraltar in formation with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, March 8, 2021. Monterey is operating with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group 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)