Guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper visits Sri Lanka
January 19, 2017 04:03 pm
The Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) today arrived for a brief visit in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
“During the visit, the crew will have the opportunity to engage with members of the Sri Lankan Navy and public, and experience Sri Lankan hospitality and culture.”
“The visit also offers the crew a chance to thank the Sri Lankan Navy for providing medical assistance to a Hopper Sailor in September,” the Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs said in a statement.
Hopper is a multi-mission ship with anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare surface combatants capabilities; designed to operate independently or with a surface action group or strike group.
Homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hopper is currently underway in the Indo-Asia Pacific on an independent deployment.
“The U.S. Navy maintains a presence in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to help preserve peace and security, and to further their partnerships with friends and allies.”
