ADRIATIC SEA - (Feb. 19, 2022) The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) sails the Adriatic Sea, Feb. 19, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)

STOCKHOLM (Sept. 29, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), navigates narrow waterways as the ship pulls into Stockholm for a port visit, Sept. 29, 2023. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea)

BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) stand watch as the ship sails the Baltic Sea as part of exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23), June 9, 2023. BALTOPS 23 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea)

The worlds largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in Trieste, Italy for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 17, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navys newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navys capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Simon Pike)

221104-N-TC847-1145 IONIAN SEA (Nov. 4, 2022) The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) transits the Ionian Sea, Nov. 4, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christine Montgomery)

NAPLES, Italy – U.S. Navy Adm. Stuart B. Munsch (center), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, stands attendees of Maritime Security Working Group for a group photo at the NAVEUR-NAVAF Headquarters, in Naples, Italy, Sept. 12, 2023. The purpose of the MSWG is to understand the requirements of African partner nations for capacity building, in key areas such as maritime domain awareness, operational analysis, maritime professionalism, law enforcement, intelligence gathering, and response and interdiction operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron C. Edy)