A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 arrived in Constanta, Romania, July 11 to conduct two training flights as part of exercise Breeze 2016.

Breeze 2016 is an annual Bulgarian naval exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability among participating naval units and staffs. U.S. and Black Sea allies Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and other NATO participants will exercise tactics, techniques, and procedures in order to enhance interoperability and combined capability to ensure security and stability in the Black Sea.

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"Increasing our anti-submarine warfare capabilities with NATO allies, like Bulgaria, is priority for our fleet and the Alliance. Training with Black Sea allies and partners represents an enduring mission for 6th Fleet, and we are excited for the opportunity for the U.S. P-3C Orion to participate in exercise Breeze 2016." - Capt. Bryan Durkee, Commodore, CTF 67

Quick Facts:

Breeze 2016 exercise reflects contemporary challenges threatening maritime security. The exercise scenario is completely fictitious and is not intended to resemble a real situation.

VP-4 is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

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