ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 19, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Ryan Banda, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), lowers the American flag, Sept. 19, 2022. Leyte Gulf is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and 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 2nd Class Christine Montgomery)