31025-N-ZG822-2043 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 25, 2022) Capt. Dave Pollard, coming officer of the Nimitzclass aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), right, speaks with Capt. Luiz Diaz Puente, left, Cmdr. Ugo Bagordo, both assigned to Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 (NEST 22.2), Oct. 25, 2022. NEST 22.2 is the natural evolution of NATO’s ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jaqueline Pitts)