BALTIC SEA (June 12, 2022) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Deveon Charleston, performs maintenance on a .50-Caliber machine gun aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), June 15, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen the combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Keith Nowak)