By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones,
Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe
BLACK SEA (NNS) -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile
cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) conducted a division tactics exercise with the
Turkish navy fast attack craft TCG Tuzla (P 1200) in the Black Sea, Aug. 8.
Vella Gulf and Tuzla conducted tactical maneuvering during
the exercise. U.S. Navy ships regularly hold similar events with allies and
partners to foster relationships and strengthen interoperability.
"Once again, Vella Gulf was pleased to participate in
an at-sea training exercise with our NATO ally Turkey," said Capt. Robert
Katz, Vella Gulf's commanding officer. "Our continuing interactions with
the Turkish navy during this deployment have increased cooperation and
strengthened interoperability through regular combined training events."
The surface exercise required Vella Gulf to be a guide ship
and give tactical maneuvering commands to Tuzla. The ships then executed
maneuvers simultaneously.
Vella Gulf, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, is conducting
naval operations with partners and allies in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of
operations in order to advance security and stability in Europe.
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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