CMDR. Nathan Jones, a U.S. Navy public affairs officer, poses with Russian navy chief petty officers during a reception aboard the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989). DEYO chiefs invited chiefs from other nations participating in Exercise BALTOPS '93 to attend the reception. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander