ADRIATIC SEA (Feb. 24, 2023) Ensign Jayden Hodgson stands aft lookout watch aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) as the ship sails in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), right, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), center, and Italian navy Orizzonte-class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554), Feb. 24, 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. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christine Montgomery)