JAVA SEA (May 30, 2014) U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Blue Ridge is on patrol in the Java Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman/Released)
BLACK SEA (May 30, 2014) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) approaches Varna, Bulgaria for a scheduled port visit. Vella Gulf is deployed in a multimission role in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to contribute to regional maritime security and to support NATO operations and deployments throughout the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III/Released)