ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 26, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, March 26, 2022. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is currently participating in Task Force Exercise in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations. Task Force Exercise serves as the certification exercise for independent deploying ships and is designed to test mission readiness and performance in integrated operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Coffer)