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| | Unified Spirit |
 | | The combined exercise, which took place in the waters off the US East Coast and in the Caribbean, began Oct. 9 and included the USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) Battle Group, USS NASSAU (LHA 4) Amphibious Ready Group and 14 NATO ships from Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. |
 | | It was scheduled by the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and Commander-in-Chief United States Joint Forces Command, General William F. Kernan and was conducted by Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic and US Second Fleet Commander, Vice Adm. Michael G. Mullen. |
 | | The aim of Unified Spirit, which is held every four years, was to train forces and the Combined Joint Task Force headquarters staff in planning and conducting a NATO-led out-of-area United Nations Charter Chapter VII Peace Support Operation. |
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