From left, Adam H. Sterling, the Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Amsterdam, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Wilson Marks, the commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), as Lt. Cmdr. Mikal Phillips, the ship's executive officer, stands by Aug. 5, 2013, in Amsterdam. The Mason was on a port visit to the city while deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rob Aylward/Released)