By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class DJ Revell, USS
Oscar Austin Public Affairs
USS OSCAR AUSTIN, At Sea (NNS) -- The guided-missile
destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participated in a U.K.-led maritime
exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 10.
The exercise consisted of combat operations in all areas of
warfare including anti-submarine warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, and surface
warfare.
Naval units from the U.S., Germany and the United Kingdom
included Royal Navy frigates HMS Richmond (F239), HMS Lancaster (F229), and HMS
St Albans (F83); Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon (D35); and the German Navy's
Braunschweig-class corvette FGS Ludwigshafen am Rhein (F264).
"We dealt with a lot of scenarios," said
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Gwendolyn Wadley, assigned to Oscar Austin, who
participated in the exercise in the ship's combat information center.
"Overall it was very busy and fast-paced, but it went pretty well."
The exercise also tested the various communications and
defensives systems between the ships to help improve future training, tactical
expertise and interoperability.
Following the exercise, Oscar Austin conducted a
replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker RFA Gold Rover
(A271), further advancing cooperation between the two navies.
Oscar Austin, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, is deployed
in a multi-mission role to enhance regional maritime security with NATO and
regional partners and allies in the Baltic region.
U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the
full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied,
joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests
and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
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