AKSAZ, Turkey (July 29, 2022) Ensign David Elliot stands watch as conning officer during an inbound sea and anchor transit into Aksaz, Turkey aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman is the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), a multinational integrated task group that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliance’s solidarity and cohesion afloat and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Kathleen Barrios)