USS Gridley (DDG-101)-- Part 3

NATO allied forces transit the Gulf of Cadiz during a photo-exercise as part of Dynamic Mariner 2019 as seen from the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101).

The NATO Maritime Command-led Dynamic Mariner/Flotex 19 (DYMR/FL 19) is an exercise that tests NATO's Response Force Maritime Component and enhances the flexibility and interoperability amongst allied nations.

DYMR/FL 19 involves ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from fifteen allied nations converging off the coast of Spain.

There were 18 countries involved, 32 surface ships, 2  submarines and  18 aircraft and took place off the coast of Spain  October 8-18, 2019.

Countries participating were Albania, Bulgaria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,  Spain, Turkey,  United Kingdom and the United States.

--Cooter