6th Fleet Focus: Picture of the Day

Last week we discussed the Russian exercises in the Atlantic. From an observers perspective, I'm betting the sailors of the USS San Jacinto (CG 56) had the best seat in the house. This appears to have been taken before the exercise.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 18, 2008) The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), foreground, and Russian Navy destroyer Admiral Chebanenko steam alongside each other. San Jacinto is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to help improve maritime safety and security and support the U.S. Navy's maritime strategy. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Warfare System Operator 2nd Class Justin Phillips

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