030615-N-4374S-013 Baltic Sea (Jun. 15, 2003) -- Flight deck crewmembers assigned to the Aegis cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) refuel the Russian KA-27 Helix helicopter on the shipÕs flight deck during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2003. The United States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2003 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting a peace support operation at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment-at-sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine counterme
030615-N-4374S-013 Baltic Sea (Jun. 15, 2003) -- Flight deck crewmembers assigned to the Aegis cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) refuel the Russian KA-27 Helix helicopter on the shipÕs flight deck during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2003. The United States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2003 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting a peace support operation at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment-at-sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime interdiction operations, and scenarios dealing with potentially real world crises. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED) US Navy 030615-N-4374S-013 Flight deck crewmembers assigned to the Aegis cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) refuel the Russian K-27 Helix
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