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USS Reuben James (FFG 57) and USS Princeton (CG 59)
Mainland Asia USSR Port Visit

Reuben James Visits Vladivostok, Siberia, USSR
14 - 18 September 1990

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0757a01	151k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - A banner hangs from a railing aboard a Soviet harbor craft as two American warships enter the port. The guided missile cruiser USS *Princeton* (CG 59) and the guided missile frigate USS *Reuben James* (FFG 57) are visiting Vladivostock as part of a United States/Soviet goodwill exchange program. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00748 by PH1 Ted Salois)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Manager, Navsource DE / FF / LCS Archive
0757a02	139k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - One Soviet sailor adjusts the uniform of another as they stand near the stern of the Udaloy class guided missile destroyer *Admiral Vingradov* during a visit to the city by two American warships. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00747 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a03	141k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Gennadi Khvatov, front row, second from left, Commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet, raises his hand in welcome as he and an official party watch the arrival of two US Navy ships. *Princeton* and *Reuben James* have come to Vladivostok for a four-day goodwill visit. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02219 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
075741	140k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Flanked by two children, a woman wearing ethnic dress holds a tray of bread and salt in a traditional gesture of welcome. Two US Navy ships, *Princeton* and *Reuben James* have come to Vladivostok for a four-day goodwill visit. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02221 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a05	165k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - An officer carries the Soviet naval ensign at the start of a military demonstration held for Soviet citizens and visiting American sailors. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00737 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a01	154k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Soviet sailors march at trail arms during a military demonstration held for Soviet citizens and visiting American sailors. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00738 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a07	111k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Members of a Soviet navy honor guard stand at present arms during a welcoming ceremony for Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet. *Princeton* and *Reuben James* are visiting Vladivostok as part of a US/Soviet goodwill exchange program. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00734 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a08	201k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Soviet sailors perform a drill routine during a military review held for Soviet citizens and visiting American sailors. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00745 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a09	140k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - A Soviet navy drill team performs in a review held during a visit to the city by two US Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02227 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a10	128k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Soviet marines put on a hand-to-hand combat demonstration during a military review held for Soviet citizens and visiting American sailors. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00741 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a11	000k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - American sailors join a Soviet group to provide music during a reception held for enlisted men from *Princeton* and *Reuben James. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00736* by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a12	175k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - American and Soviet sailors run in a track meet during a goodwill visit by *Princeton* and *Reuben James. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00746* by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a13	128k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Teams from the Soviet and United States navies compete in a soccer game during a visit to the city by two American warships. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00749 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a14	158k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Soviet civilians crowd the stern of the guided missile frigate *Reuben James* during an open house aboard the ship. *Reuben James* and *Princeton* have come to Vladivostok for a four-day goodwill visit. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02232 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a15	203k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Charles R. Larson, center, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Admiral Gennadi Khvatov, right center, Commander, Soviet acific Fleet, gather in front of a Be-12 Mail aircraft with members of a cultural troupe during a visit to an air base. Larson is in the Soviet Union with two US Navy ships, *Princeton* and *Reuben James, for a four-day goodwill visit. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02242* by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a16	147k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, inspects several Soviet naval infantrymen near a Tu-95 Bear D aircraft during a tour of an air base. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02250 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a17	117k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, looks into the cockpit of a Soviet Su-17 Fitter aircraft during a visit to an air base. (U.S. Navy photo, DVID #DN-SC-91-02245 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a18	132k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman Jr., Commander, Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet, gives the "thumbs up" signal as he sits in the cockpit of a Soviet Su-27 Flanker aircraft during a visit to an air base. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02247 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a19	140k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - US and Soviet navy personnel stand by as the barge they are riding aboard approaches the Soviet nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser *Frunze. The Americans came to the Soviet Union aboard two US Navy ships, Reuben James* and *Princeton, for a four-day goodwill visit. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02256* by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a20	134k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - An American officer aboard a barge watches as the craft approaches the Soviet nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser *Frunze. The Americans came to the Soviet Union aboard two US Navy ships, Reuben James* and *Princeton, for a four-day goodwill visit. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02258* by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a21	169k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - US and Soviet officers gather on the stern of the Soviet nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser *Frunze* during a visit to the city by the guided missile cruiser *Princeton* and the guided missile frigate *Reuben James. Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, is seated over the white stripe. He is flanked by Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman Jr., right, Commander, Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet, and Admiral Gennadi Khvatov, Commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02261* by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a22	160k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - An American sailor explains his rank insignia to several Soviet sailors and a woman. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00728 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a23	176k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - A group of Soviet sailors gathers in front of a war memorial during a visit to Vladivostok by two US Navy ships, *Princeton* and *Reuben James). The submarine is the World War II-era S class attack submarine S-56. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02262* by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a24	94k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Soviet sailors and schoolchildren stand before a memorial as a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the Soviet Union's war dead is conducted by representatives of the United States and Soviet navies. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00726 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a25	110k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - A Soviet schoolgirl stands before a war memorial during a wreath-laying ceremony conducted by representatives of the United States and Soviet navies. (U.S. Navy photo, DVID #DN-ST-91-00722 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a26	190k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - A Soviet navy honor guard carries a wreath to the base of a war memorial. Directly behind the honor guard are Admiral Charles R. Larson, left, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Admiral Gennadi Khvatov, Commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02236 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a27	158k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Charles R. Larson, left, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, and ADM Gennadi Khvatov, Commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet, salute during a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the Soviet Union's war dead. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-00725 by PH1 Ted Salois)
0757a28	179k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - A contingent of American sailors marches along a road following a wreath-laying ceremony at a Soviet war memorial. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02238 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a29	204k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Americans and their Soviet hosts gather in front of a Soviet navy service school during a goodwill visit by *Princeton* and *Reuben James). In the front row are Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman Jr., third from left, Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Admiral Charles R. Larson, fourth from left, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Admiral Gennadi Khvatov, fourth from right, Commander Soviet Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02271* by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a30	105k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, looks through a gunner's sight simulator at a Soviet navy service school during a visit to the city by two US Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02281 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a31	91k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman, Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, looks through a local control gun director at a Soviet navy service school during a visit to the city by two U.S. Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02284 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)
0757a32	105k	September 1990: Vladivostok USSR - Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, looks in on a computer class at a Soviet navy service school during a visit to the city by two US Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-02285 by PHCS Terry Mitchell)