U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser USS Vella Gulf entered Black Sea

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U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser USS Vella Gulf entered Black Sea
 
The U.S. Navy announced its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) entered the Black Sea Friday, May 23, to promote peace and stability in the region. Vella Gulf's mission is to work with NATO allies toward mutual goals, demonstrating the United States' commitment to strengthening and improving interoperability in the region.
     
The U.S. Navy announced its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) entered the Black Sea Friday, May 23, to promote peace and stability in the region. Vella Gulf's mission is to work with NATO allies toward mutual goals, demonstrating the United States' commitment to strengthening and improving interoperability in the region.
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72)
(Picture: US Navy)
     
Vella Gulf, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is deployed in a multi-mission role in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to contribute to regional maritime security, conduct bilateral and multilateral training missions, and to support NATO operations and deployments throughout the region.

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers are multi-mission [Air Warfare (AW), Undersea Warfare (USW), Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) and Surface Warfare (SUW)] surface combatants capable of supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces, or of operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups. Cruisers are equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles giving them additional long range Strike Warfare (STRW) capability. Some Aegis Cruisers have been outfitted with a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability.