Keywords: US Navy 030616-N-4374S-012 Gas Turbine Systems Technician 3rd Class Richard Lawton monitors the propulsion local control console.jpg en Baltic Sea Jun 16 2003 -- Gas Turbine Systems Technician 3rd Class Richard Lawton monitors the propulsion local control console PLCC in main engine room two aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf CG 72 Vella Gulf is participating in 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 2003-06-16 030616-N-4374S-012 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8100 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 BALTOPS 2003 Gas Turbine System Technicians |