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An American Sailor poses for the camera with some Soviet contemporaries during the goodwill visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

Soviet and American naval personnel mingle with the local populace on the waterfront during the goodwill visit of the Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the Guided Missile Frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

A Soviet naval infantryman (marine) stands with an arm on his PT-76 light amphibious tank, on display for visiting Americans. The Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) are making the second goodwil visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

Sailors on an American warship observe a Soviet Tarantul III class missile corvette underway. The guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American naval vessels since World War II

Sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) demonstrate firefighting equipment for their Soviet hosts. KAUFFMAN and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill call to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

An American officer looks past a harbor tug to the Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51), anchored in the harbor along with a line of Soviet warships. GATES and the Guided Missile Frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59 are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

American naval personnel inpsect merchandise at a bazaar during the goodwill visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

Soviet sailors and an officer march along the waterfront during the visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59), the second goodwill call to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

An American Sailor and his friends pose in front of a model ship given him at the end of the goodwill visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second visit to a Soviet port by US warships since World War II

A Soviet sailor holding an AKM assault rifle stands at port arms during the visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second goodwill visit by American warships to a Soviet port since World War II

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Base: Sevastopol

Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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A starboard view of the guided missile frigate KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) as it passes an old fort on the Kennebec river while en route to sea trials

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Army SGT. Kelly Black from 3-187th Infantry Regiment shoot an AK-47 and demonstrates the firing procedures to Iraqi Police men during a firing training at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Alpha company, 3-187th Infantry Regiment is in charge of training the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S.. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

A young Ukranian woman in traditional costume presents Vice Admiral R. Paul Ilg, deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, with an ornately decorated loaf of bread. The guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

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A 33-foot personnel boat carries President George Bush across the bay toward the Soviet passenger liner MAXSIM GORKIY for a meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. The two leaders had intended to hold their summit talks aboard warships from their respective nations, but poor weather forced the meeting site to be shifted to the Soviet passenger liner MAXSIM GORKIY, which is tied up to a pier ashore

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