U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Adam Wendt, a search and rescue swimmer assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), is lowered into the water during a man overboard exercise in the Mediterranean Sea May 19, 2014. The Vella Gulf was underway in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theatre security efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Edward Guttierrez III/Released)