Keywords: US Navy 030612-N-4374S-003 The Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) team from the Aegis class, guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) departs on a training exercise with the German Bremen class frigate FGS Lubeck (F.jpg en Baltic Sea Jun 12 2003 -- The Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure VBSS team from the Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf CG 72 departs on a training exercise with the German Bremen class frigate FGS Lubeck F 214 during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations 2003 BALTOPS 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 support operations 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 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg RELEASED 2003-06-12 030612-N-4374S-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8145 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 Visit Board Search and Seizure BALTOPS 2003 Rigid-hulled inflatable boats of US Navy |