NORTH SEA (May 31, 2021) Boatswain�s Mate 2nd Class David Boatright, left, signals directions as Seaman Javier Palomar stands by to steady a pallet of supplies aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the North Sea, May 31, 2021. Ross is participating in exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. 6th Fleet, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise that improves Allied interoperability using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois)