US Navy, VENTSPILS, Latvia: Eleven naval units set sail June 5-6 from Ventspils and Liepaja, Latvia, for the 33rd annual maritime Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), co-hosted by the United States and Latvia.
Units from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the United Kingdom and the United States began their two-week training exercise in the Baltic Sea; Bornholm, Denmark and Ustka, Poland. There will be more than 4,100 military personnel, 40 ships, two submarines and more than 28 aircraft engaged at various levels throughout the exercise.
