USS Gridley conducts VBSS drill with Mexican navy in Pacific Ocean

Mexican navy sailors, attached to Reformador-class frigate ARM Benito Juârez (POLA-101), integrate with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) visit, board, search and seizure team while conducting a passing exercise in the Pacific Ocean with the Mexican navy, March 23, 2026. Gridley is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations escorting Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CV 68) as a part of a scheduled homeport shift to Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)