USS Porter enters Black Sea to strengthen NATO defenses
By SCOTT WYLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 25, 2017
NAPLES, Italy — The USS Porter is training with the Romanian navy this week as part of its mission to augment security in the Black Sea region, where tensions remain high because of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.
The Rota, Spain-based destroyer entered the Black Sea last week to beef up allied defenses and show the United States’ commitment to protecting waters that are of great economic and military importance, the Navy said.
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