RIJEKA-Politika U.S. NAVY SHIP SAIL IN NORTHERN ADRIATIC PORT OF RIJEKA RIJEKA, Nov 9 (Hina) - Four ships from the United States Navy's 6th Fleet, USS Saipan, USS Austin and USS Ashland, as well as the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
(MEU) and USS Emory S. Land (L.Y. Spear Class submarine tender which furnishes maintenance and logistic support), sailed in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka Thursday. The entire MEU unit and a part of officers and sailors and marines will participate in a bilateral military manoeuvre called 'Slunj 2000' during their visit to Croatia. "Consisting of over 5000 officers, sailors and marines, the visit of the four U.S. Navy ships to Rijeka represents the biggest and longest single visit by American ships to a Croatian port and the first time that the entire Amphibious Readiness Group will visit a Croatian port at the same time," read a statement issued by the United States Embassy in Zagreb Wednesday.(hina) it
RIJEKA, Nov 9 (Hina) - Four ships from the United States Navy's 6th
Fleet, USS Saipan, USS Austin and USS Ashland, as well as the 26th
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and USS Emory S. Land (L.Y. Spear
Class submarine tender which furnishes maintenance and logistic
support), sailed in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka Thursday.
The entire MEU unit and a part of officers and sailors and marines
will participate in a bilateral military manoeuvre called 'Slunj
2000' during their visit to Croatia.
"Consisting of over 5000 officers, sailors and marines, the visit
of the four U.S. Navy ships to Rijeka represents the biggest and
longest single visit by American ships to a Croatian port and the
first time that the entire Amphibious Readiness Group will visit a
Croatian port at the same time," read a statement issued by the
United States Embassy in Zagreb Wednesday.
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