STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Dec. 14, 2023) Lt. j.g. Arden Hartwig uses a pelorus to correlate a surface contact aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) as the ship transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Dec. 14, 2023. Delbert D. Black is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy Ivy III)