190620-N-QR145-027 BALTIC SEA (June 20, 2019) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) standby to begin a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 in the Baltic Sea, June 20, 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partnered nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)