Keywords: US Navy 030612-N-4374S-030 The Russian Helix KA-27 helicopter launches off the flight deck of USS Vella Gulf (CG 72).jpg en Baltic Sea Jun 12 2003 -- The Russian Helix KA-27 helicopter launches off the flight deck of USS Vella Gulf CG 72 during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations 2003 BALTOPS 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 support operations 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 2003-06-12 030612-N-4374S-030 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8163 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 BALTOPS 2003 Kamov Ka-27 |