VILLEFRANCHE, France (Dec. 16, 2016) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) heave the anchor chain before mooring to a buey. Nitze, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe.

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