The guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) steams behind the George Washington during a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

At sea with USS Mahan The guided missile destroyer steams behind the George Washington during a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Washington is participating in exercise Mediterranean Shark during a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The exercise is a bilateral training exercise conducted in Morocco by a U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), to show the effectiveness of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The MAGTF allows commands to task organized surface and air assets for use in meeting specific ends. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason R. Zalasky. File# 020927-N-1082Z-001