ODESA, Ukraine (July 6, 2021) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class Brandon Lester, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), stows a line as the ship leaves port in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze, July 6, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region.

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Keywords: blacksea, exerciseseabreeze, ross, sb21, ukraine, us6thfleet, uss