170808-N-KB401-548 ATLANTIC OCEAN (August 8, 2017) Ships participating in exercise Saxon Warrior 2017 operate in formation The ships are, from left to right, the Royal Navy Duke-class HMS Iron Duke (F 234), Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Helge Ingstad (F 313), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), and Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Westminster (F 237). Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)