MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 8, 2023) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Conner McKinley, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), fires a shot line to the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), Feb. 8, 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 Cryton Vandiesal)