U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bryan Owens, center, the director of the Plans and Operations Center at U.S. European Command, salutes sideboys arrives aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nov. 5, 2013, in the Mediterranean Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.