Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - USS Wasp transits ahead while 15 coalition partner ships break away from formation during a sailing event while participating in the War of 1812 fleet exercise..jpg ATLANTIC OCEAN June 27 2012 The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp LHD 1 transits ahead while 15 coalition partner ships break away from formation during a sailing event while participating in the War of 1812 fleet exercise The exercise is a week-long multi-national exercise involving 19 ships from the United States Canada the United Kingdom Germany Norway Denmark Brazil and Portugal and is designed to increase interoperability with allied nations improve tactical prowess and certification of participating units U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Gretchen M Albrecht/Released 120627-N-NR998-442 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7466520600/ USS Wasp transits ahead while 15 coalition partner ships break away from formation during a sailing event while participating in the War of 1812 fleet exercise 2012-06-27 12 31 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class AW/SW Gretchen M Albrecht/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7466520600 2012-11-13 01 43 51 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check United States Navy images |