191013-N-UB406-0033 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 13, 2019) Spanish navy Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, left, commander of Spanish Maritime Forces, speaks with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Edward Cashman, right, commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group One, during a visit aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) as part of exercise Dynamic Mariner 2019. The NATO Maritime Command-led Dynamic Mariner/Flotex 19 (DYMR/FL19) is an exercise that tests NATO's Response Force Maritime Component and enhances the flexibility and interoperability amongst Allied nations. DYMR/FL19 involves ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from eighteen Allied nations converging off the coast of Spain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron Stoner)