Image of the Day: US Navy Ships en Route to Mediterranean Sea

The US Navy destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) approach the Strait of Gibraltar en route to the Mediterranean Sea.

Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

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Naval Today Staff, March 3, 2014;
Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II