BLACK SEA (April 30, 2021) USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241) conduct passing and communication exercises in the Black Sea, April 30, 2021. Hamilton is on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sydney Phoenix)