THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, August 9, 1995 TAG: 9508090428
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
U.S. sailors and Marines will link up with Russian naval forces in a disaster relief exercise this month in Hawaii, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
The exercise, dubbed ``Cooperation From The Sea 1995'' and commanded by the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii, will be held Aug. 27 through 31. It is the first of its kind in U.S. waters.
The exercise will culminate in a combined amphibious landing of U.S. Marines and Russian naval infantry in the vicinity of the Marine Corps base at Kaneohe Bay.
The Russians will remain in Hawaii after the exercise to take part in the 50th anniversary commemoration of V-J Day, the end of World War II in the Pacific. by CNB