U.S. Navy Chief Gunners Mate James Bangert, left, inspects weapons belonging to French sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team with the French Navy destroyer Jean de Vienne (D 643) during a combined VBSS exercise aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 1, 2014. The Mason was deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.