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GULF OF CADIZ (Oct. 11, 2019) Spanish navy sailors fast-rope from a SH-60B Seahawk helicopter onto the flight deck of the Spanish navy replenishment oiler ESPS Cantabria (A 15) during exercise Dynamic Mariner as seen from the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). The NATO Maritime Command-led Dynamic Mariner/Flotex 19 (DYMR/FL19) is an exercise that test's NATO's Response Force Maritime Component and enhances the flexibility and interoperability amongst Allied nations. DYMR/FL19 involves ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from fifteen Allied nations converging off the coast of Spain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron Stoner)