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USS Mount Whitney sails for Georgia By SANDRA JONTZ | STARS AND STRIPES Published: September 3, 2008 The command and control ship USS Mount Whitney sailed on Sunday for Georgia, carrying 17 tons of humanitarian aid including blankets, juice, powdered milk and hygiene products, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday. The ship left its homeport of Gaeta, Italy, on Aug. 26, but "conducted routine operations in the area" before making a brief port visit to Souda Bay, Crete, and then sailing toward the Black Sea, said Cmdr. Scott Miller, a spokesman for Naval Forces Europe/6th Fleet. "Without going into specifics with dates, the government of Turkey monitors the passage and approves passage through the Turkish straits, so that translates when our ships will head that way," Miller said. The Mount Whitney is the third and final planned ship the Navy intends to use to deliver humanitarian assistance to Georgia. Aid already was delivered by the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul, followed by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dallas. The McFaul has left the area, sailing out of the straits on Monday, "continuing on with routine operations," Miller said. The Dallas pulled into the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol on Monday "to participate in previously scheduled theater security cooperation activities with the Ukrainian Navy," reads a portion of a Navy news release. The visit has been scheduled since the spring, the release states. The Dallas avoided pulling into the Georgian port of Poti last week, where Russian forces were posted on the outskirts. U.S. officials reportedly feared the heavily-damaged port might have been mined. Russian officials have expressed anger over the presence of NATO warships in the Black Sea, and have accused the U.S. Navy of including weapons and military systems with the humanitarian aid. Citing security reasons, the Navy won’t disclose whether the Mount Whitney will use the port of Batumi, well south of the zone of fighting. "At this point, we are considering all options as we head to Georgia. "What port is ultimately chosen, that determination will be made by the Navy, the government of Georgia and the international team there supporting this humanitarian aid mission," Miller said. Ordinary Seaman Zak Persing, left, and Able Seaman Kevin Jarrett, Ccivilian mariners from Military Sealift Command, help guide a pallet of humanitarian relief supplies onto the flight deck of the USS Mount Whitney on Aug. 19. The Mount Whitney is sailing to the Black Sea to bring aid to Georgia. ROSA LARSON / U.S. NAVY
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Američki ratni brod USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC-20) u četvrtak, 2. prosinca 2010. stiže u posjet splitskoj luci, najavila je američka ambasada USS Mount Whitney admiralski je brod Šeste američke flote, čije je matično pristanište u Gaeti, u Italiji. Brod će stići pod vodstvom potpredsjednika admirala Harrya B. Harrisa , Juniora , zamjenika zapovjednika Američke ratne mornarice u Europi i zapovjednika Šeste američke flote. Za vrijeme svog pristanka u luci, Mount Whitney će ugostiti brojne posjetitelje, kompletno osoblje glavnog zapovjedništva Hrvatske ratne mornarice te sudjelovati u aktivnostima zajednice. Posjet Mount Whitneya će također omogućiti posadi broda kombinaciju aktivnih obaveza ratnih mornara i civilnih marinaca, ali i mogućnost slobodnih aktivnosti u središnjoj Dalmaciji. Godine 2010. Američka ratna mornarica u Europi i Hrvatska ratna mornarica provode opsežne zajedničke treninge, za potporu ciljeva hrvatskih NATO snaga. Plovila i posade pridruženi su američko-europskom zapovjedništvu te će također biti uključeni u gostovanja unutar općina Splitsko-dalmatinske županije, što uključuje turneje, sportska druženja i različite druge programe unutar općina. Mount Whitney pod zapovjedništvom je kapetana Jeffreyja S. Rutha Na brodu je preko 400 članova posade Američke ratne mornarice i preko 150 civilnih članova zapovjedništva Američkog ratnog teretnog broda. Dodatne informacije o brodu Mount Whitney mogu se pregledati na stranici mtwhitney.navy.mil , a informacije o Američkim pomorskim snagama Europe mogu se pronaći na navy.mil - Sviđa vam se članak? Preporučite ga prijateljima putem ovih servisa: Pošaljite mailom