220616-N-DE439-1433 BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2022) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) salute to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday as he departs, June 16, 2022, during exercise BALTOPS22. 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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