NORTH SEA (June 10, 2021) U.S. Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Caleb Overton, left, and Naval Air Crewman 1st Class Darien Durr, right, both assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, prepare for a vertical replenishment in the North Sea, June 10, 2021 during BALTOPS 50. The 50th BALTOPS represents a continuous, steady commitment to reinforcing interoperability within NATO and providing collective maritime security in the Baltic Sea. Mount Whitney, forward deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters)