161209-N-CL027-016 ROTA, Spain (Dec. 9, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Khabbaz, from Orange, Calif., paints the anchor of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Khabbaz works as a boatswain’s mate and is responsible for the training of personnel in seamanship and for deck maintenance. 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. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Janweb B. Lagazo)

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