191013-N-UB406-0049 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 13, 2019) Spanish navy Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, left, commander of Spanish Maritime Forces, speaks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joel Uzarski, commander of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), during a visit aboard Gridley 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)