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BALTIC SEA

06.09.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Hays 

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet   

190609-N-JX484-053
BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2019) Sailors stow mooring lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departs Kiel, Germany for Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. Gravely is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.09.2019
• Date Posted: 06.10.2019 10:55
• Photo ID: 5463482
• VIRIN: 190609-N-JX484-053
• Resolution: 4828x3213
• Size: 1.31 MB
• Location: BALTIC SEA