Combat ships unit of US Navy arrived to the main base of the Pacific Fleet of RF
Combat ships unit of US Navy arrived on Monday to Vldivostok – the main base of the Pacific Fleet of RF. According to RIA Novosti, the unit includes Chansellorsville surface-to-surface missile cruiser and Guardian mine-hunting ship. Post captain Kevin Air, the commander of the unit reported at Vladivostok about improvement of cooperation and mutual openness between Navy men of Russia and USA. AS PR and Information Service of the Pacific Fleet told to RIA Novosti, the visit is to be held within the limits of international cooperation between military authorities of Russia and USA. Official US military delegation will visit admiral Viktor Feodorov, commander of the Pacific Fleet and Vladimir Nickolayev, head of Vladivostok Administration. According to the agency’s representative, the program includes visit to historical places and monuments of Vladivostok, sport events with participation of the Pacific Navy men. This visit of US Navy men to Vladivostok is the 15th. The first one took place in 1990. The ships of Russia’s Pacific Fleet had five visits to different ports and military bases of USA.