IONIAN SEA (Oct. 15, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), right, sails alongside a merchant vessel during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 (NEST 22.2), Oct. 15, 2022. NEST 22.2 is the natural evolution of NATO�s ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Thomas Roberts)