The exercise brought German chaplain Cmdr. Katje Bruns by U.S. helicopter from German frigate Sachsen to the destroyer USS Porter and from that Rota-based ship to the Kearsarge a test of coordination for U.S. Navy air crew and German flight deck sailors. “We want to be sure that all the navies here will have spiritual support."
The exercise brought German chaplain Cmdr. Katja Bruns by U.S. helicopter from German frigate Sachsen to the destroyer USS Porter and from that Rota-based ship to the Kearsarge.