Ukrainian navy Vice Adm. Serhiy Hayduk, the commander in chief of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, concludes the opening ceremony of exercise Sea Breeze 2014 aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Black Sea Sept. 8, 2014. Sea Breeze is a joint/combined maritime exercise held annually in the Black Sea and at various land-based Ukrainian training facilities with the goals of strengthening maritime security and stability, sharing information and building teamwork and mutual cooperation.