NORTH SEA (May 31, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) man their stations during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the North Sea, May 31, 2021. Ross is participating in exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of Sixth Fleet, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise that improves Allied interoperability using NATO command and control reporting structures.

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