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Caption:
Baltic Sea (Jun. 13, 2003) -- A Finish Rauma-class fast patrol boat,
steams along side the Aegis class, guided missile cruiser USS Vella
Gulf (CG 72) in the Baltic Sea during the annual maritime exercise
Baltic Operations 2003 (BALTOPS). The United States and 12 other
nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2003
is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership
for Peace countries by conducting support operations 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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