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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Weaver scans his area before allowing the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) to move forward to the bridge of the Russian anti-submarine warfare ship museum Severomorsk during Northern Eagle 2008 in the Norwegian Sea on July 22, 2008. Northern Eagle is a 12-day exercise involving the United States, Russia and Norway in the Norwegian and Barents Seas that focuses on maritime interdiction operations, search and rescue and tactical interoperability to improve maritime safety and security in Northern Europe.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Weaver scans his area.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Weaver scans his area before allowing the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) to move forward to the bridge of the Russian anti-submarine warfare ship museum Severomorsk during Northern Eagle 2008 in the Norwegian Sea on July 22, 2008. Northern Eagle is a 12-day exercise involving the United States, Russia and Norway in the Norwegian and Barents Seas that focuses on maritime interdiction operations, search and rescue and tactical interoperability to improve maritime safety and security in Northern Europe.

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