Caption:
SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece (Oct. 8, 2007) -- Sailors man the rails as
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96)
arrives in Souda harbor for a routine port visit. Bainbridge departed
her homeport of Norfolk, Va., in September and recently relieved USS
Normandy (CG 62) as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG)
1. SNMG1 consists of vessels from various allied nations and has just
completed the first ever circumnavigation of Africa by a NATO maritime
group. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley (RELEASED)
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