ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 19, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) transits the Adriatic Sea during combined operations with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and the Italian navy Orizzonte-class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554), Sept. 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Avis)