OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (June 28, 2021) A German NATO representative shakes hands with U.S. Navy Capt. Stuart Bauman, senior officer from U.S. Sixth Fleet, after the opening ceremony of the land portion of exercise Sea Breeze, June 28, 2021, in Oleshky Sands, Ukraine. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jack D. Aistrup)