IONIAN SEA (May 10, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), right, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Italian navy logistics support ship ITS Vulcano (A5335) in the Ionian Sea, May 10, 2023. James E. Williams 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 Mass Communication 2nd Class Ezekiel Duran)