MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 22, 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class Matthew Keene, right, from Evansville, Ind., and Chief Quartermaster Ryan Simpson, raise the NATO flag after attaching to the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), March 22, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the SNMG2, 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)