The
maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii attended by 45 warships and
auxiliary vessels from 22 countries, as well as 100 aircraft and more
than 20,000 sailors. Russia was represented by the teachings of BOD "Admiral Panteleyev" tanker "Boris Butoma" and salvage ship "Photius Krilov."
For
all the exercises by Russian and American sailors had made more than 40
different exercises, dozens of anti-submarine exercises in the
organization, and anti-air defense. Russian spacecraft traveled more than three thousand miles. U.S.
and Russian sailors spent rocket and artillery fire, helicopter
doctrine was reflected simulated enemy air attack, played by the
Canadian Air Force aircraft. Training
was carried out operation to free the trapped civilian ship, which
according to legend was the teachings tug "Photius Krilov."
The
main purpose of the maneuvers was to develop cooperation Navy Pacific
countries and increase their readiness for joint operations to combat
sea piracy, terrorism and humanitarian action in the event of natural
and man-made disasters.