150705-N-EZ054-143 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Pedro Maldonado, from Beeville, Texas, mans a M-240 machine gun on the USS Porter’s (DDG 78) flight deck during the ship's transit through the Dardanelles Strait, July 5, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a routine patrol conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)