160909-N-KD168-092 His Honour Brigadier-General The Honourable J.J. Grant, Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia, (center) is welcomed aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) by Capt. Derek Lavan (right) and Cmdr. Hank Allen (right center) for a U.S. Consulate reception to mark the beginning of exercise Cutlass Fury. Cutlass Fury 16 is a combined, joint, maritime exercise designed to promote and enhance regional cooperation of partner nations operating off the east coast of North America. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Magen F. Reed/Released)