Naval exercise "Northern Coasts" on the Baltic Sea

11 September 2019, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: During the naval autumn manoeuvre "Northern Coasts" a member of the security forces with a machine gun stands on board the corvette "Oldenburg" of the German Navy. The manoeuvre with more than 40 ships will take place from 06.-18.09.2019 on the Baltic Sea. The aim of the exercise, which will last a good two weeks and involve around 3,000 soldiers from 18 nations, is to protect the sea routes under a fictitious UN mandate. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Bernd Wüstneck/picture alliance via Getty Images)