Italian ship ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560) steams
Summary
Italian ship ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560) steams alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) before a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. The VBSS training was part of a passing exercise, also involving guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), meant to improve interoperability between U.S. and Italian naval forces. Farragut, part of the Eisenhower Strike Group, is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class A.J. Jones/Released)
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Date
10/07/2012
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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