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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2019) A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) approaches the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) as the ship conducts visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. Gridley is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron Stoner)