2007 Press Releases
The U.S military ship arrives in Riga
Riga, May 15, 2007. - The United States Embassy in Riga is pleased to announce that today, May 15, the United States naval ship USS NORMANDY arrived in Riga. The Defense Attach� of the U.S. Embassy Lt.Col. David P. Holahan and the Minister of Defense Atis Slakteris will pay a courtesy call to the ship and will meet the crew and the captain of the ship Robert S. Kerno at 14.45 pm.
The USS NORMANDY will be participating with Latvia and other NATO countries in military exercises in the Baltic Sea.
The USS NORMANDY and her 26 Aegis cruiser sister ships are multi-mission platforms capable of carrying out missions in the air, along the surface, beneath the waves, and against distant targets ashore. Air Warfare (AW), Surface Warfare (SUW), Undersea Warfare (USW), and Strike Warfare (STW) are the NORMANDY's principal missions as she sails in company with Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups, smaller Surface Action Groups composed only of surface combatants, or operates independently. In performing these missions, the NORMANDY can work with the full range of sea and shore-based aircraft, satellites, and other joint forces and systems using the latest communications and data link equipment.
The NORMANDY plays an active role in Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) whereby vessels are boarded on the high seas in support of the Global War on Terrorism, to enforce international sanctions, or to assure the free flow of trade.
Whether monitoring the skies, hunting submarines, firing ordnance in support of soldiers ashore, or boarding vessels in search of errorists, the USS NORMANDY and her capable crew are always working to promote global security.