190614-N-JX484-467 BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) Sailors

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BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) Sailors from the Spartans of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile into an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) in preparation for a Hellfire exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. Gravely is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)