Keywords: US Navy 030609-N-4374S-004 Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Corey Lightfoot assigned to the Proud Warriors.jpg en Baltic Sea Jun 9 2003 -- Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Corey Lightfoot assigned to the Proud Warriors of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Forty Two HSL-42 tracks a surface contact via APS-124 search radar aboard an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter on a routine flight mission The Proud Warriors are embarked 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 BALTOPS 2003 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-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 7992 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 BALTOPS 2003 Aviation Warfare Systems Operator |