Neptune Strike Enhanced Vigilance Activity Ships Sail in Formation [Image 4 of 12]

ADRIATIC SEA

07.29.2025

Photo by Seaman Brianna Barnett 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), first, Turkish Navy frigate TCG Gelibolu (F-493), second, Italian Navy minesweeper ITS Rimini (M 5561), third, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), steam in formation, July 29, 2025. Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is participating in NATO’s Neptune Strike enhanced vigilance activity that facilitates combined maritime integration and demonstrates the force’s resolve and readiness to defend and protect Allied nations’ security and peace using Allied high-end capability assets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brianna Barnett)

• Date Taken: 07.29.2025
• Date Posted: 08.10.2025 07:23
• Photo ID: 9234669
• VIRIN: 250729-N-MI259-1243
• Resolution: 5409x3606
• Size: 1.58 MB
• Location: ADRIATIC SEA