The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter DDG78 has arrived in Odesa to take part in the Sea Breeze-2018 multinational exercise, accoding to an UNIAN correspondent.
The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), which will host the joint headquarters during the drills, entered the Black Sea July 7, according to the U.S. 6th Fleet press service. Participation in the Sea Breeze 2018 international drills is aimed at enhancing regional maritime stability, as well as strengthening combined readiness and naval capability among NATO allies and partners, the press service says.
