230128-N-TC847-1164 IONIAN SEA (Jan. 28, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Ezequiel Cervantes, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), uses a whistle to signal to the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) during a refueling-at-sea, Jan. 28, 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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