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Sailors shoot a messenger line to another ship.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Caton, assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy, shoots a messenger line to the oiler USNS Leroy Grumman as the ships conduct a replenishment in the Ionian Sea, Aug. 6, 2023. Forces from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group are conducting the Sage Wolverine series of high-end maritime training events in the Mediterranean Sea to increase NATO interoperability and promote regional peace and stability.

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