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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Ukraine, U.S. Pilots Fly on Sea Breeze Patrols

Beriev Be-12 ChaykaUkrainian and American naval aircrew are taking part in joint patrol flights in the Black Sea this week as part of the international Sea Breeze 2012 military exercises which started on July 9 in the port city of Odessa, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Ukrainian and U.S. forces are carrying out exercises simulating anti-piracy and humanitarian operations, the ministry says.

The main aim of the exercise is to develop joint operations procedures for the use in the Black Sea, said Col. Andrei Orlov of the Ukraine Defense Ministry's at a meeting with Lockheed P-3 Orion patrol aircrew at Odessa airport.

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