220602-N-EI510-0093 BALTIC SEA (June 2, 2022) Sailors stand small craft attack team watch aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship transits to Stockholm, June 2, 2022 in preparation for exercise BAPTOPS22. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

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