150423-N-ZN259-337 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 23, 2015) Ensign Stephen Bates, USS Porter (DDG 78) first lieutenant, serves as the boat officer aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat as it returns to the ship following small boat operations April 23, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is in route to Rota, Spain, where it will operate forward-deployed in support of 6th Fleet operations. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint and interagency partners, in order to advance
150423-N-ZN259-337 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 23, 2015) Ensign Stephen Bates, USS Porter (DDG 78) first lieutenant, serves as the boat officer aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat as it returns to the ship following small boat operations April 23, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is in route to Rota, Spain, where it will operate forward-deployed in support of 6th Fleet operations. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint and interagency partners, in order to advance national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Karen E. Cozza/Released)
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