030615-N-4374S-025 Baltic Sea (Jun. 15, 2003) -- The Lithuanian frigate LNS Aukstaitis (F 12) steams through the Baltic Sea 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)
060209-N-9197B-001 Klaipeda, Lithuania (Feb. 9, 2006) - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, center, and Lithuanian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Stasys Laucys, right, receives a brief from Senior Chief Yeoman Michailas Karpuzovas during their tour of a Lithuanian ship. Scott was given a tour of more than four ships at the naval base in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The MCPON’s visit to Lithuania provided the opportunity to strengthen enduring partnerships between the two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations by providing the chance for Sailors to exchange ideas and learn about each other’s naval customs, strengths and priorities. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Sarah Bir (RELEASED)
