Keywords: US Navy 030609-N-4374S-002 The start-up signal is given to an MH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the ^ldquo,Proud Warriors^rdquo, of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Forty Two (HSL-42).jpg en Baltic Sea Jun 9 2003 -- The start-up signal is given to an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Proud Warriors of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Forty Two HSL-42 The helicopters are aboard the Aegis cruiser USS Vella Gulf CG 72 during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations BALTOPS 2003 The United States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise which 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 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg RELEASED 2003-06-09 030609-N-4374S-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 7991 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 BALTOPS 2003 SH-60B Seahawk |