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    USS Milwaukee Celebrates Statia Day, Commemorating American History [Image 13 of 16]

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    USS Milwaukee Celebrates Statia Day, Commemorating American History

    NETHERLANDS

    11.16.2022

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    U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

    221116-N-N3764-0313
    SINT EUSTATIUS, Netherlands - (Nov. 16, 2022) – Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) conduct a gun-salute for Statia Day off the coast of Sint Eustatius, Netherlands, Nov. 16, 2022. Statia Day is a national holiday celebrated on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. It celebrates the “first salute” when Sint Eustatius, locally known as Statia, became the first country to recognize the United States as a nation 245 years ago when after the U.S. declared independence, a Continental Navy ship fired a gun salute upon entering the harbor, and the island, by order of the Dutch governor, returned the salute. Milwaukee is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Junior Grade Francis Banaña/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.16.2022
    Date Posted: 11.17.2022 16:49
    Photo ID: 7518380
    VIRIN: 221116-N-N3764-0313
    Resolution: 4000x6000
    Size: 4.19 MB
    Location: NL

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