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BREST, France — More than 30 USS Klakring Sailors spent a day of friendly competition with fellow FRUKUS participants during a sports day held in conjunction with the annual exercise, June 21.
FRUKUS, which stands for the participating countries of France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, is a naval exercise focusing on strengthening maritime partnerships and improving interoperability and communication between the nations. Participating U.S. forces include Klakring and members of the Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet staff.
Events including soccer, swimming, sailing, relay racing and tug-of-war took place at various locations in the local area including Laninon Sport Playground, Ensle Athletics Stadium and Brest Roadstead.
"The games gave all the nation's sailors a real opportunity to connect with each other," said Ensign Sylvester Campos, Klakring's first lieutenant. "Everyone gave it their all and played with nothing but the best sportsmanship, helping to make it a fun and successful day."
This year's sports day is one component of a broader initiative to promote friendly exchanges between the four nations. Future events planned include a barbecue, cross-deck luncheons on each ship and a reception aboard France's FS Tourville , the country's representative ship in this year's FRUKUS. Klakring and crew look ahead to additional opportunities for military-to-military engagements when the ships kick off the at-sea portion of the exercise, scheduled later in the week.
FRUKUS was created in 2003 to aid in talks between France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Sponsorship rotates between the four navies with the lead nation traditionally providing a blend of professional and cultural activities. The principal aim is to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation.
Klakring, a guided missile frigate homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet's area of responsibility.
| Date Taken: | 06.21.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 06.23.2009 11:00 |
| Story ID: | 35523 |
| Location: | BREST, FR |
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