230118-N-DH616-0005 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (JAN 18, 2023) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) safely executes a live fire gunnery exercise with the Carlos Bergamini-class frigate Carlo Margottini (F 592), French Aquitaine-class frigate Alsace (D-656), and Turkish Navy's Barbaros-class lead ship TCG Barbaros (F-244). 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.