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Officials tout the 14th annual multinational exercise as a way to <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">enhance interoperability and <\/span>strengthen regional security in a volatile region\u00a0riven by <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">region marked by the 2014 <\/span>Russia&#8217;s 2014\u00a0annexation of Crimea and the continuing civil war in Ukraine, which borders Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exercise\u2019s at-sea phase will include maritime interdictions<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> operations<\/span>, anti-submarine warfare, air defense<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">,<\/span> and self-defense against small boat attacks in the Black Sea \u2014 and will unfold under Russia\u2019s watchful eye. A report from the Russian news agency Interfax said Russian intelligence is monitoring every move. 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In a Sept. 2 phone interview, the 6th Fleet boss <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">he <\/span>said the U.S. Navy<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> tries to <\/span>maintains a near-continuous presence in the Black Sea, and &#8220;nine times out of 10, a Russian warship [is] waiting for us.&#8221; This time, the Russian ship gave the added courtesy of <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">having <\/span>hailing<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ed<\/span> the Donald Cook, and the skipper by name, to welcome<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">d<\/span> them into the Black Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;While we are out there in close proximity, we keep an eye on them as they keep an eye on us,&#8221; said Foggo, a 1981 Naval Academy graduate and career\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">who is a <\/span>submariner<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> by trade<\/span>. &#8220;So far, it has been professional interaction. 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This included an armada of roughly 60 warships and submarines in the North Atlantic in what was touted as a show of strength to deter Russian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russians typically respond to a NATO exercise with a show of force Foggo calls a &#8220;Snap-Ex,&#8221; in which they send a large number of ships at sea for a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is a message. Everything is strategic messaging,&#8221; the three-star said. &#8220;I am always impressed with that. It is not easy to get ships underway on short notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, for example, the Russians held a large-scale war game in the Black Sea at the same time as the U.S., Bulgaria and other nations conducted multinational training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foggo said he was unaware of any Russian plans to conduct a Snap-Ex during this exercise, but said partner nations would be ready to respond accordingly. If it does take place, he said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any problem with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining the co-host nations are troops from Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. 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