PORT OF PRAIA DA VITORIA, Portugal. Construction Electrician 1st Class Benjamin Coulson and Lt. Joe Bevilacqua, both assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, enter the waters of the Port of Praia da Vitoria, Portugal, Feb. 13, 2023. UCT-1 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photoo)HARSTAD, Norway. Quartermaster 3rd Class Kaevon Dutchatellier looks through an alidade on the bridgewing of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as the ship arrives in Harstad, Norway, for a port visit in support of Steadfast Defender 24, Feb. 21, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATOÕs largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATOÕs ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki)JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM. Friends and family watch as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) returns to homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. William P. Lawrence is assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 and is returning from a 4-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph M. Buliavac)PEARL HARBOR. Chief GunnerÕs Mate Ronald King embraces his son after returning from deployment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), . William P. Lawrence is assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 and returning from a 4-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre T. Richard)