Keywords: US Navy 030613-N-4374S-008 A Finish Rauma-class fast patrol boat, steams along side the Aegis class, guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) in the Baltic Sea during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations 2003 (BA.jpg en Baltic Sea Jun 13 2003 -- A Finish Rauma-class fast patrol boat steams along side the Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf CG 72 in the Baltic Sea during the annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations 2003 BALTOPS The United States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise BALTOPS 2003 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting support operations at sea including exercises in gunnery replenishment at sea undersea warfare radar tracking mine countermeasures seamanship search and rescue maritime interdiction operations and scenarios dealing with potentially real world crises U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg RELEASED 2003-06-13 030613-N-4374S-008 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8143 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Vella Gulf CG-72 BALTOPS 2003 Rauma class missile boats |