Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the USS Carr (FFG 52), speaks with Russian media during a press conference after the ship arrived in St. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011)  Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), speaks with Russian media during a press conference shortly after the ship arrived in St. Petersburg. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Dowload higest-resolution version(1000 by 436 pixels)

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), speaks with Russian media during a press conference shortly after the ship arrived in St. Petersburg. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

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