U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Walter Boyd and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Byron McKinnon raise an American flag while performing flag duties aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 24, 2014. U.S. sailors assigned to the ship and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit were supporting security efforts and providing crisis response capability in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)