[kidd]

Has our navy ever been in the Black Sea before?

This is kinda like having the Russian navy in Lake Erie

[maquiladora]

Yes, lots of times.

[GATOR NAVY]

Has our navy ever been in the Black Sea before?

Yes, but it wasn't always real friendly (Soviet Krivak I class frigate intentionally collides with USS Yorktown (CG-48) in 1988).