Posted on 07/22/2005 11:04:23 AM PDT by jb6
VLADIVOSTOK — U.S. Navy ships arrived at port here for joint Navy exercises with the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, based in this city.
They will also be participating in celebrations for the city's 145th anniversary and U.S. Independence Day on July 4.
The U.S. delegation will hold a meeting with the fleet's commanding officers and the city mayor, and take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pacific Fleet Battle Memorial, dedicated to Russian soldiers and sailors who died in World War II.
The American sailors will also take a tour of the city during their visit and play sports with their Russian counterparts.
The military exercises are scheduled for the end of the trip and will include the USS Curtis Wilber Missile Destroyer and the minesweepers the Patriot and the Guardian. The exercises will focus on communications and navigation
Maybe the Russian Navy and the Japanese Navy should hold joint exercises in the Sea of Japan. Centennial. They could bring sandwiches and potato salad.
lol...
Translation - the ships will sail in the same general area, and if they don't run into each other or anything else, the exercises will have been successful.
Heh heh...we picked one of those trawlers up off the coast of Norway once. Trawler inserted himself between our ship and a Victor-class sub, imagine that.
We used to hold Joint U.S. and Russian naval exercises all the time back in the 80's.
The Russians just didn't know it at the time.
I would strongly recommend our boys not be on any of their subs - theyre not safe!
Krivak class destroyers too.
Maby we will also hold exercises with the Chinese Navy as well.
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