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U.S. Navy's USS Carl Vinson in Rio By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter - March 9, 201 O RIO DE JANEIRO - Late last month, fresh from playing a key role in Operation Unified Response, lhe international humanitarian aid mission to assis! Haiti alter lhe disastrous earthquake, lhe U.S. aircralt carrier USS Carl Vinson made a stopover in Rio de Janeiro. The purpose oi lhe trip was to strengthen bilateral military relations, and a number oi U.S. sailors also took part in a series oi volunteer exercises in lhe city. "We appreciate lhe strong relationship that has developed between lhe military forces oi our two countries. lt is an interaction based on mutual respect, and our intention is to further strengthen our partnerships and joint missions," said Thomas Shannon, lhe U.S. Ambassador oi Brazil. On February 27th, sailors from lhe carrier were involved in volunteer work that involved painting facilities at two Recreio public schools, Escola Municipal Vice- Almirante Alvaro Alberto and Escola Municipal Vice- Almirante Paulo Moreira. They were joined by about 20 oi their fellow Brazilian sailors, and had lhe opportunity to gel to know their colleagues and share experiences oi life in lhe navy. Alter work was completed, lhe two schools were presented with photo collages commemorating lhe visit. Another project that U.S. sailors participated in took place at lhe People's Central lnstitute, a local community center in lhe Gamboa neighborhood which was founded by an American missionary over a century ago. The center helps local working parents by offering a daycare service, and providas a venue for lhe hosting oi various cultural and sporting activities. ln addition to helping with painting and other maintenance tasks, lhe sailors, perhaps wearied alter their labors, were well defeated by a team oi local children in a friendly game oi soccer. Ali oi lhe children were given a USS Carl Vinson baseball cap and packed lunches. The goodwill mission also involved further sporting fixtures between lhe sailors oi both nations, although results have not been reported. A reception for around 400 guests was also held aboard lhe carrier. lnternational media was mainly focusing on lhe positive aspects oi lhe visit: lhe only aberration on that theme was a French Agency reportedly questioning lhe motive oi lhe mission, seeing it as an attempt to sway Brazil's government into buying American military hardware. (Abridged Iram http: / / riotimesonline. com) Prova: Amarela Sistemas de Armas