
Caribbean Sea (April 29, 2006) - Guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) and guide missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) prepare to pull alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) for a strike group photo exercise. The George Washington Carrier Strike group is currently participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of the U.S. Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced security. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Olson