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Change of command ceremony of the Baltic Naval Squadron BALTRON will be held on June 26 in the Lithuanian Naval Force Flotilla of Warships (Klaipėda). Officer of the Lithuanian Naval Force Cmdr. Eugenijus Valikovas, present Commander of BALTRON, will be replaced by Lt. Cmdr. Maris Polencs, officer of the Naval Force of Latvia. A part of international staff will also rotate. Supply and command ship of LNF Jotvingis (N42) will enter into the unit along with commissioning of the new Commander to replace LNF mine hunter and sweeper Sūduvis (M52). Jotvingis will be in command of captain Lt. Vytautas Šakalys. Baltic Naval Squadron (BALTRON) was established in 1998. It is made of warships and international staff contributed by Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Commander of BALTRON and members of the international staff are appointed for one year on a rotation basis, and warships - for a half of year.One of the main tasks BALTRON is in charge of is detection and neutralisation of unexploded ammunition remaining on the Baltic seafloor from WWII. The Baltic Naval Squadron also serves as a training platform before joining NATO naval units.

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New York (LPD 21), Northrop Grumman's fifth ship in the San Antonio (LPD 17) class of amphibious transport dock ships, plows through the Gulf of Mexico during her builder's sea trials.  Watch the video.
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HMAS Betano and Wewak will be joining with USNS Richard E Byrd in Pacific Partnership 2009 visiting numerous islands in the South Pacific. Royal Australian Navy photo.

 

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