US warship in Sihanoukville

Jacob Gold 

Phnom Penh Post
THE USS Patriot, an Avenger-class countermeasures vessel from the US navy’s 7th Fleet, made port in Sihanoukville on Monday to begin a week of joint training exercises with the Cambodian Navy, the fifth such visit by a US vessel since military-to-military interaction between the two nations resumed in 2006.

“Every visit is new, because each ship brings along its own unique capabilities,” said US embassy spokesman John Johnson. He added that this week’s disaster-preparedness exercises, including drills to counter on-ship fires and other emergencies, will mark the first time that the Cambodian Navy has received training in such areas from the US Navy.

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