Saxon Warrior 2017 Kicked Off

170721-N-AJ467-240 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 22, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Winston Cotterell, aircraft handling officer aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), explains flight deck operations to Royal Navy (RN) Lt. Cdr. James Capps and RN Lt. Marian Taylor, both from the U.K. Carrier Strike Group, in Flight Deck Control. The officers from the UKCSG are embarked in preparation for Exercise Saxon Warrior, a keystone exercise as the U.K. prepares for the arrival of the HMS Queen Elizabeth. The GHWB and its carrier strike group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darien Weigel/Released)