NATO Ships Conduct Exercise in The Black Sea

17 mars 2015 US Navy

CONSTANTA, Romania (March 13-16, 2015) A Romanian port police escort vehicle pulls out to sea as the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) arrives in Constanta Harbor. Vicksburg is the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), a multinational integrated force that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliance's solidarity and maritime capability for operations and other activities in peacetime and periods of crisis. The other ships involved are HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), TCG Turgutreis (F 241), FGS Spessart (A 1442), ITS Aliseo (F 574) and ROS Regina Maria (F 222). Later the cruiser leads a formation of ships through the Black Sea, March 16. (NATO video/Released)