230313-N-6870J-0030 SPLIT, CROATIA (March 14, 2023) Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), Rear Adm. Scott Sciretta, along with the commanding officers of the task group ships, HS Psara, Cmdr. Panagiotis Sassaris, HNLMS De Zeven Provinicien, Cmdr. Jasper Bol, USS James E. Williams, Cmdr. Robert Ireland, HMCS Fredericton, Cmdr. Matthew Mitchell meets with Croatian Navy Fleet Commander, Capt. Darko Malecic, Deputy Commander of the Croatian Navy, Rdml. Damir Dojkic, Croatian Navy Commander, Rear Adm. Ivo Raffanelli, and the Master Chief of the Croatian Navy to discuss the importance of Croatia as a member of the NATO Alliance. (U.S. Navy Photo by Lieutenant Lyndsay Jozsa).