SEA (March 14, 2018) Lt. Safouane Lachgar, assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) rides in a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with the Romanian navy frigate Regele Ferdinand (F-221), March 14, 2018, during exercise Spring Storm 2018. Spring Storm is a Romanian-led exercise in the Black Sea to enhance amphibious operations and staff interoperability between Romanian and naval forces. Oak Hill, homeported in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations.

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SEA (March 14, 2018) Lt. Safouane Lachgar, assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) rides in a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with the Romanian navy frigate Regele Ferdinand (F-221), March 14, 2018, during exercise Spring Storm 2018. Spring Storm is a Romanian-led exercise in the Black Sea to enhance amphibious operations and staff interoperability between Romanian and naval forces. Oak Hill, homeported in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy

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