170210-N-JI086-027 BLACK SEA (Feb. 10, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts a sail pass with other participating ships during exercise Sea Shield 2017. Sea Shield is a Romanian-led multinational exercise in the Black Sea to improve interoperability and proficiency of participating units. Porter is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)