U.S. Sailors salute as an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 departs during deck landing qualifications aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Cole Oct. 12, 2014, in the Black Sea. The ship conducted naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. U.S. Navy guided missile destroyers took part in the European Phased Adaptive Approach program, operating in the Black Sea on a mission to train with partner nation navies and promote peace and stability in the region.