A French sailor, left, assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard the French Navy destroyer Jean de Vienne (D 643), interviews U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Jeffrey Fasoli, the ordnance officer for the guided missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), during a combined VBSS exercise in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 1, 2014. The Mason was deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.