160616-N-KK394-174 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 16, 2016) – Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of the Italian Navy Giuseppe de Giorgi and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason's (DDG 87) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Chris Gilbertson and Executive Officer Cmdr. Stephen Aldridge observe as Mason receives alternative fuel during a replenishment-at-sea with the Italian replenishment oiler ITNS Etna (A5326) as part of the Great Greet Fleet initiative. Mason, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.

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160616-N-KK394-174 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 16, 2016) – Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of the Italian Navy Giuseppe de Giorgi and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason's (DDG 87) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Chris Gilbertson and Executive Officer Cmdr. Stephen Aldridge observe as Mason receives alternative fuel during a replenishment-at-sea with the Italian replenishment oiler ITNS Etna (A5326) as part of the Great Greet Fleet initiative. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)

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