SEA (Sept. 12, 2016) The Cyclone-class patrol craft USS Tempest (PC 2) breaks away from the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) after a replenishment-at-sea through rafting. Mason, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations.

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