URADNI OBISKI / OFFICIAL VISITS: USNS CARSON CITY NA OBISKU V SLOVENIJI /USNS CARSON CITY VISITS SLOVENIA

Koper, 3. 2. 2020: V koprsko pristanišče se je po krajšem obisku konec januarja pred nekaj dnevi za kratek čas vrnila transportna ladja ameriške vojne mornarice USNS Carson City, 103 metre dolg katamaran za hitre transporte vojaške opreme in vojakov, ki je v uporabi od leta 2016. Med tokratnim postankom so vrata odprli tudi za medije in študente. 

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Koper, Slovenia - February 3, 2020: The US Navy ship Carson City, an Expeditionary fast transport ship operated by the Military Sealift Command, visited Slovenia on a routine port visit and gave the local media a tour of the ship that can transport 600 tons of military cargo 1200 nautical miles at an avarage speed of 35 knots. It has been used to transport U.S. Army and Marines for exercises in Italy, Germany, and Cyprus, move Air Force equipment from Italy to Morocco, support Air Force flight qualifications, transport divers and equipment for joint exercises and numerous other transport missions.