MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 16, 2023) Gunner's Mate Seaman Luis Ayala-Lopez, from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), fires a shot-line during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), Oct. 16, 2023. Carney is currently a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. The strike group is on a scheduled deployment conducting routine operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)