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210628-M-JQ356-1070 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: 210628-M-JQ356-1070 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (June 28, 2021) members from NATO allied and partner nations raise their individual nation’s flag at the opening ceremony of the land portion of exercise Sea Breeze, June 28, 2021, in Oleshky sands, Ukraine. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

210627-N-BM428-0016 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: 210627-N-BM428-0016 ODESA, Ukraine (June 27, 2021) The Ukrainian national flag flies from the mast of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) while the ship is moored in Odesa, Ukraine to participate in Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, June 27, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)