190509-N-JX484-291 BALTIC SEA (May 9, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jacob Birch directs a Polish navy SH-2GS Seasprite helicopter off of the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) during a personnel transfer exercise. Gravely is underway on a scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)