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Caption:
Baltic Sea (Jun. 9, 2003) -- The start-up signal is given to an SH-60B
Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Proud Warriors" of Light Helicopter
Antisubmarine Squadron Forty Two (HSL-42). The helicopters are
aboard the Aegis cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during the annual
maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2003. The United
States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise
which is intended to improve interoperability between allies and
Partnership for Peace countries by conducting a peace support operation
at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment-at-sea, undersea
warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and
rescue, maritime interdiction operations, and scenarios dealing with
potentially real world crises. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's
Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
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