U.S. Navy Cmdr. Andrew Biehn, right, the commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), and Cmdr. Andrew Bates, the executive officer of the Truxtun, salute the Romanian frigate ROS Regina Maria (F 222) aboard the Truxtun in the Black Sea March 12, 2014.
The Truxtun conducted a routine training and theater security engagement with naval forces of Romania and Bulgaria in the Black Sea. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Barnes, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr