231025-N-OL632-2226 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 25, 2022) Capt. Thomas Bodine, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, discusses flight operations with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77) during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike (NEST ), Oct. 25, 2022. NEST is the natural evolution of NATO's ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe.

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