ROTA, Spain (Dec. 9, 2016) Cmdr. Christopher J. Gilbertson, from Minneapolis, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), addresses Sailors of the engineering department after an awards ceremony during morning quarters. Mason, 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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