Caption:
Norfolk, Va. (May 17, 2006) -- The guided missile cruiser USS Vella
Gulf (CG 72) departs Naval Station Norfolk in support of the 34th
annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2006). BALTOPS will
include nearly 2,000 personnel, 15 ships, two submarines and 30
aircraft from allied and Partnership for Peace (PFP) nations to
include Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, the
United Kingdom and the United States. U.S. Navy Photo by Journalist 2nd
Class Joshua Glassburn (RELEASED)
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