BALTOPS
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BALTOPS is an annual military exercise, held and sponsored by the Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe, since 1971, in the Baltic Sea and the regions surrounding it.
Ships from various navies participating in Baltic Operations 2008 maneuver into formation (11 June 2008)
East Germany Koni class frigate Berlin underway during NATO Exercise BALTOPS '85, on 1 October 1985
USS Harry E. Yarnell at Gdynia during BALTOPS '90
HSwMS Smyge underway during BALTOPS '94, on 7 June 1994
USS Kauffman
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USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
USS Kauffman (FFG-59), in 1986.
USS Kauffman sailing through Souda Bay, Crete, in August 2002.