The French Navy Aquitaine-Class frigate FS Normandie (D651) participates in a PHOTOEX during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025 [Image 4 of 6]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

05.12.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Nye 

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

ATLANTIC OCEAN – (May 12, 2025) The French Navy Aquitaine-Class frigate FS Normandie (D651), center, participates in a PHOTOEX during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025. ASD/FS 25 is the largest at-sea live-fire exercise in the European theater, hosted by U.S. 6th Fleet and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. ASD/FS 25 is designed to enhance Allied interoperability in a joint, live-fire, Integrated Air and Missile Defense environment using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye)

• Date Taken: 05.12.2025
• Date Posted: 06.05.2025 03:33
• Photo ID: 9041439
• VIRIN: 250512-N-LX270-3202
• Resolution: 5643x3762
• Size: 1.49 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN