The guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), foreground, pulls away from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) in the Mediterranean Sea after a replenishment at sea Aug. 27, 2014. The Vella Gulf conducted maritime security operations and theater security engagements in the Black Sea as part of the U.S. commitment to regional stability.