Lt. j. g. Jeffrey Fasoli, gunnery officer aboard the

Lt. j. g. Jeffrey Fasoli, gunnery officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), speaks with members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) during a joint visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training event with sailors from the Chinese destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) as part of a U.S.-China counter piracy exercise. Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary M. Keen/Released)