230331-N-IX644-1002 STRAIT OF MESSINA (March 31, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77), transits the Strait of Messina with the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), right and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), March 31, 2023. The George Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend , allied, and partner interests.

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