190510-N-TI693-0045 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 10, 2019) Fire Controlman 1st Class Alexander Perez, from Houston, Texas, fire the phalanx close-in weapons system from a local control station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during Formidable Shield 19, May 10, 2019. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)