FASLANE, Scotland — U.S. Navy Deck department sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) secure mooring lines for the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) April 9.

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FASLANE, Scotland — U.S. Navy Deck department sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) secure mooring lines for the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) April 9. Laboon and Vella Gulf are participating in the multinational exercise Joint Warrior 10-1, a semi-annual event that encompasses multinational and multi-warfare exercises designed to improve interoperability between allied navies, and prepares participating crews to conduct combined operations during deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Darius Jackson)