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Baltic Sea cooperation. USS Roosevelt and the ship's Sea Hawk helicopter. Picture taken from HMS Härnösand.
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HMS Härnösand Ship Commander, Lieutenant Commander Erik Allerman.
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Appreciated visit. Eight US sailors visited the HMS Härnösand.
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The exercise took place over two days on international waters in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. The destroyers were exercising anti-submarine warfare and surface combat and live firing.
“The most popular part of the exercise was a cross poll where some of the crew swapped ships for a couple of hours in order to get to know the other unit better”, says Lieutenant Commander Erik Allerman, HMS Härnösand ship commander.
The joint exercise together with a future ally was a success, and afterwards both ships went on to other commitments.