NORFOLK, Va. (March 13, 2022) Sailors man the rails as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departs Naval Station Norfolk, March 13. USS Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is currently participating in Task Force Exercise in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations. TFEX serves as the certification exercise for independent deploying ships and is designed to test mission readiness and performance in integrated operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Coffer)