IONIAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2023) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Evan Gray, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), fires a shot line to the supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea, Jan. 7, 2023. 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. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christine Montgomery)