ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 25, 2022) Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKEFORNATO), U.S. 6th Fleet, left, Royal Navy Rear Adm. James Morley, deputy commander of STRIKEFORNATO, and Capt. Thomas Bodine, commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, watch flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 (NEST 22.2), Oct. 25, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jaqueline Pitts)