MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2022) The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), right, transits alongside the Italian navy logistics support ship ITS Vulcano (A-5335) during a replenishment-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2, one of four standing forces that comprise the maritime component of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations as well as continued cooperation with allied and partner navies (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theoplis Stewart II)