According to a press release published by United States Department of Defense on February 10, 2021, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea.
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| The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook DDG 75, sails behind the Turkish navy Yavuz-class TCG Turgutreis F-241, middle, the Turkish navy Barbaros-class frigate TCG Orucreis F-245, right, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter DDG 78 (Picture source: United States Department of Defense) |
