Keywords: the honorable geoffrey r. pyatt thehonorablegeoffreyrpyatt u.s. ambassador to ukraine usambassadortoukraine commanding officer commandingofficer amphibious dock landing ship uss whidbey island lsd 41 amphibiousdocklandingshipusswhidbeyislandlsd41 dv tour dvtour distinguished visitor distinguishedvisitor odessa ukraine outdoor 160724-N-TI017-357 ODESSA, Ukraine (July 24, 2016) The Honorable Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, left, and Cmdr. Ethan Rule, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), discuss the ship’s missions and capabilities on the flight deck July 24, 2016. Whidbey Island is participating in Exercise Sea Breeze 2016, an air, land and maritime exercise designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released) 160724-N-TI017-357 ODESSA, Ukraine (July 24, 2016) The Honorable Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, left, and Cmdr. Ethan Rule, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), discuss the ship’s missions and capabilities on the flight deck July 24, 2016. Whidbey Island is participating in Exercise Sea Breeze 2016, an air, land and maritime exercise designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released) |