Pacific Fleet celebrates 282 anniversary of

In the garrisons, formations and units of the Pacific Fleet reported 282 th anniversary of hisbase. The first festival traditionally met soldiers Pacific Fleet group of forces in the north-east Russia.

May 21 celebrations in Vladivostok began at 0800 local time with a ceremonial head of State, and St. Andrew's stengovyh colorization flags on ships.

Vladivostok House of officers of the fleet for sailors and residents of Vladivostok held a concert-congratulation "Road to the fleet."

On the Amur Bay competition held on sea-and four shestiveselnyh yawl for the Cup of the Pacific Fleet.

And on the eve of the birth of the Pacific Fleet at the locations of units and Navy sailors laid flowers and wreaths at the monuments, memorials and war graves assigned to military units.

Today, the fleet continues to be a force to be reckoned with in the Asia Pacific region. This confirms the intense international activities Pacific Fleet. It is involved in almost all major exercises, which are held in the operational area. And it stretches from the Arctic to the western Indian Ocean.

Feature of the home of the Pacific Fleet is its geographical location along the coast of the two seas, and several climatic zones. That is, when on the southern tip of the Primorsky Territory already dominates the summer, on the hills of Kamchatka is still snow.

In the north-east of Russia, in the Kamchatka region, is the main base of the Pacific Fleet submariners.

Thanks to the President's program rapidly modernized and social facilities of the city are built Vilyuchinsk. And in the near future at the piers in the bay Krasheninnikova propishutsya newest nuclear-powered submarine of the new generation.

There, in the land of volcanoes, focused army and the unique group that combines maritime and land components.

If we talk about the activities of the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility, the fleet is one of the leaders in the fight against piracy and to ensure the safety of the civilian shipping in the Gulf of Aden. There are eight teams visited the ships. In late April, Vladivostok returned from a long voyage detachment that provided security for the civilian shipping in the north-western Indian Ocean.

A few days ago, breaking the two oceans, came ninth in the Mediterranean Detachment Pacific Fleet, which operates in the task force of the Navy of Russia in the region.

Summer training period, which starts on June 1 will be a landmark for the fleet. In addition to performing military service in the Pacific Fleet plans at international naval exercises with China and the participation, for the second time, in the largest Pacific maneuvers "Rimpak 2013." Planned for the fall of the joint Russian-American exercises "Pacific Eagle-2013".

Pacific Fleet continues to show naval ensign in the areas of interests of Russia, so our ships and planes do not stop their regular presence from the northern to the southern latitudes of the open spaces of the three oceans.