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Bulgaria NATO Ships Exercise

US Navy shows weapons at the flagship USS Vicksburg (CG 69) in the Bulgarian Black sea port of Varna, some 450 kms (280 miles) north-east of the capital Sofia, Sunday, March, 08, 2015. NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived in the Black Sea town to operate and train with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish Navies. This training will include simulated anti-air and anti-submarine warfare exercises, as well as simulated small boat attacks and basic ship handling maneuvers. Led by Rear Adm. Brad Williamson (USA N), SNMG2 is currently comprised of the flagship USS Vicksburg (CG 69), HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), TCG Turgutreis (F 241), FGS Spessart (A 1442), ITS Aliseo (F 574), and ROS Regina Maria (F 222). This potent NATO maritime force possesses substantial sea-control, anti-submarine and anti-air warfare capabilities. Bulgaria became a member of NATO on March 29, 2004, along with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Photo by: Petar Petrov/Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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