240911-JA925-1073 VARNA, Bulgaria (Sep. 10, 2024) - Rear Adm. Kiril Mihaylov, commander of the Bulgarian Navy, speaks at the second serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024 Fleet Commanders' Conference in Varna, Bulgaria, Sept. 10, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-2 is a Fleet Commanders� Conference co-hosted by Bulgarian Naval Forces and U.S. 6th Fleet focused on discussing effective ways to enhance maritime security in the Black Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chance Hanson)

240910-JA925-0099 VARNA, Bulgaria (Sep. 10, 2024) - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, center, and Rear Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, right, meets with Vice Adm. Oleksiy Neizhpapa, commander of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, in Varna, Bulgaria during the second serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 10, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-2 is a Fleet Commanders’ Conference co-hosted by Bulgarian Naval Forces and U.S. 6th Fleet focused on discussing effective ways to enhance maritime security in the Black Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chance Hanson)

240910-JA925-0063 VARNA, Bulgaria (Sep. 10, 2024) - Leaders from Bulgaria, France, Romania, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States pose for a group photo in Varna, Bulgaria as part of the second serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 10, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-2 is a Fleet Commanders’ Conference co-hosted by Bulgarian Naval Forces and U.S. 6th Fleet focused on discussing effective ways to enhance maritime security in the Black Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chance Hanson)

240910-N-YD731-1312 (VARNA HARBOR, Bulgaria) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 conduct emergency action plan drills with the Bulgarian, Japanese and Ukrainian dive teams while underway off the coast of Varna, Bulgaria as part of the third serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 10, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-3 is focused on explosive ordnance disposal, dive operations and unmanned underwater vehicles. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Novalee Manzella)

240910-N-YD731-1303 (VARNA HARBOR, Bulgaria) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 conduct emergency action plan drills with the Bulgarian, Japanese and Ukrainian dive teams while underway off the coast of Varna, Bulgaria as part of the third serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 10, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-3 is focused on explosive ordnance disposal, dive operations and unmanned underwater vehicles. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Novalee Manzella)

240910-N-YD731-1024 VARNA HARBOR, Bulgaria (Sep. 10, 2024) - Commodore Dmytro Kovalenko, Chief of Training Command of Ukrainian Navy Command, gives a speech to mark the start of Sea Breeze 2023-3, the third serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 10, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-3 is focused on explosive ordnance disposal, dive operations and unmanned underwater vehicles. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Novalee Manzella)