USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), right, transits alongside the Italian navy logistics support ship ITS Vulcano (A-5335) during a replenishment-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2, one of four standing forces that comprise the maritime component of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations as well as continued cooperation with allied and partner navies