The USS DOYLE (FFG-39) will arrive in Curacao for a port visit on 28 August, 2009. The ship is participating in the Southern Seas Deployment 2009, an annual naval deployment to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean that provides opportunities for participating nations to train and learn from each other. The ship is part of Task Group 40.0.
While in Curacao, the USS DOYLE crew will be conducting professional exchanges with sailors from the Royal Dutch Navy. In addition, USS DOYLE sailors will participate in community relations projects.
“Theater Security Cooperation visits like these are very important to these sailors and the U.S .Navy as a whole” said Captain Rodelio Laco, Commander of Task Group 40.0.
The U.S. and Dutch Navies have a strong working relationship, often participating in bilateral and multilateral exercises that provide humanitarian assistance throughout the region.
USS DOYLE is home ported in Mayport, Florida and is commanded by Commander John Zuzich. The ship was commissioned in 1983 and has a crew of approximately 190 officers and enlisted personnel. For more information on USS DOYLE, please visit their webpage at: http://www.doyle.navy.mil.
