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Vietnam's Colonel Nguyen Van Lam greets U.S. Rear Adm. Tom Carney, right, in a welcoming ceremony at Tien Sa port, in Vietnam, on Friday. 7 X' p1 X9 C7 l* a0 q3 q. N , c& L+ w( ]2 o7 F" Q $ v Q3 {7 @: J! V% S! W. h, Q3 I; s, O% Y) n
U.S. Rear Adm. Tom Carney, right, Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific Commander, Task Force 73 shakes hand with Vietnamese naval officers upon arrival at Da Nang port, Da Nang, Vietnam, Friday, July 15, 2011. - s( w5 |5 ~' }+ R3 h7 f/ H0 |8 P# f+ q: B
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$ R ~* k! g7 \# v2 ?8 G4 V0 a+ ZU.S. Rear Adm. Tom Carney, Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific Commander, Task Force 73, center, speaks to reporters in front of U.S. Navy salvage ship, USS Safeguard (ARS-50) during the ship's port call at Da Nang port in Da Nang, Vietnam, Friday, July. 15, 2011. U.S. and Vietnamese officials have stressed that the seven-day ship visit and naval training are part of routine exchanges planned long before tensions began flaring between China and Vietnam in late May. China has criticized the port call as inappropriate, saying it should have been rescheduled due to the ongoing squabble.