U.S. Destroyer Escorts Royal Navy Flagship

The USS Barry, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, recently served as an escort for the HMS Ark Royal, flagship of the British Royal Navy, the Navy Times reports.

Two simulated aircraft attacks were carried out on the British carrier during drills, although British members of the strike group, the frigates Cumberland and Sutherland, dealt with those targets, officials said.

Following the exercise, Barry returned to its station as a completely integrated member of...