230516-USN-6870J-1005 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 16, 2023) Laurent Saunois, Captain aboard Aquitaine-class frigate FS Languedoc (D653) and RDML Scott Sciretta, Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, during cross-deck flight operations. 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 and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict. (U.S. Navy Photo by Lieutenant Lyndsay Jozsa).