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Islamabad, March 06, 2013 (PPI-OT): USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has arrived in the waters off the port of Karachi to participate in AMAN-13, a multinational exercise being hosted by the Pakistan Navy March 4-8.
USS William P. Lawrence is a state-of-the-art naval vessel, one of the most advanced in the U.S. fleet, capable of ensuring the free passage of the seas for all nations.
The United States is one of 13 countries with ships actively participating in AMAN-13, whose objective is to promote peace and stability in the region and enhance interoperability among partner naval forces. Twenty other nations are also sending observers to the exercise.
For more information, contact:
Alberto Rodriguez
Spokesman
Information Office
Public Affairs Section
U.S. Embassy, Islamabad- Pakistan
Cell: +92300 501 2640
Web: http://islamabad.usembassy.gov