BALTOPS 2020 [Image 15 of 18]

BALTIC SEA

06.08.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Steckler 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe

200608-N-BM428-1417 BALTIC SEA (June 8, 2020) Ships from nations participating in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020 sail in formation while in the Baltic Sea, June 8, 2020. The ships pictured are (in alphabetical order by home nation): the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), the German Navy Bremen-class frigate FGS Luebeck (F214), the German Navy Rhoen-Class replenishment oiler FGS Rhoen (A1443), the Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Otto Suerdrup (F312), the U.S. Navy Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), and the U.S. Navy Supply-class fast-combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6). BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 49th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler)

• Date Taken: 06.08.2020
• Date Posted: 06.09.2020 14:25
• Photo ID: 6235951
• VIRIN: 200608-N-RG482-1417
• Resolution: 4630x1227
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Location: BALTIC SEA