MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 3, 2023) East-Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) fast-rope from an MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, on to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a special operations forces interoperability exercise, March 3, 2023. These operations demonstrate U.S. European Command’s ability to rapidly deploy Special Operations Forces throughout the theater at a time and place of our choosing, and the U.S. commitment to train with Allies and partners to deploy and respond to meet today’s challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Julson)