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USS Donald Cook gets buzzed again in Baltic Sea

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160422-N-TC720-480 BALTIC SEA (April 22, 2016) A U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 comes alongside USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of a U.S.-Sweden bi-lateral naval exercise meant to enhance interoperability between the two nations. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain is operating in the Baltic Sea as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve in order to assure allies of our shared commitment and to build interoperability toward peace and stability in the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mat Murch/Released)
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BALTIC SEA (April 22, 2016) A U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 comes alongside USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of a U.S.-Sweden bi-lateral naval exercise meant to enhance interoperability between the two nations. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain is operating in the Baltic Sea as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve in order to assure allies of our shared commitment and to build interoperability toward peace and stability in the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mat Murch/Released)

Apartment complex where F/A-18D crashed four years ago to be demolished

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Residents of Mayfair Mews apartment complex in Virginia Beach found out this month that they will have to evacuate by end of July. The place was where a VFA-106 F/A-18D crashed four years ago.

Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Firefighting foam covers the scene of a crash of an F-A-18D Hornet. (2)
By Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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