Harry Yarnell (CG 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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Baltic Operations (BALTOPS ' 90) Baltops is an annual, multi-national event consisting of a week of at sea exercises in the Baltic Sea. The c.xerci.ses are designed to provide valuable training for numerous allied forces, as well as demon- strate the freedom to conduct such operations within the geographical confines of the Baltic. BAl.TOPS 90 included participating forces from the IS. Belgium. Denmark, the Netherlands, and the Federal Republic of GernKin . ■. R ' ELL served as the US Flagship during this period for Admiral Thomas D. Paulsen and found this year ' s event .1 huge success, with all participants gaining valuable insight and mu- tual professional respect for their allied counterparts. The exercise uas wrapped up in port with five da s in Kiel. West Germany cele- brating Kieler Woche or Kiel V eek, and several other festive port visits, including V.ARNELL ' s trip to Poland. Other US ships involved with Baltops 90 included Norfolk based destroyer USS BRISCOE (DD-977). Fast Frigate LSS PH. RRIS (EF-1094), Fleet Oiler USS MONOGAHELA (AO-178) and Newport. Rl based guided missile frigate I ' SS 98

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Taking Off . . . icu s iikc ihcsc were common from ' R N l-.l. lies for HEY sailors. 1. u hen operating ilh a carrier. pro iding man phoio opporluni- and Blowing Up. V The Federal German Navy gave Baltops participants a show w hen it dem- onstrated the destructive power ofa mine under the keel of this target ship, raising it ten feet in the air before it sank to the bottom in minutes. 97

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4 Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Anthony Barbieri 99