Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- The USS Santa Barbara, a ship belonging to the US Navy, is scheduled to arrive at the Colombo Port today (16).

According to a statement from the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, the ship is part of the US 7th Fleet, which is the world's largest forward-deployed naval force.

This is the ship's first visit to Sri Lanka.

The embassy stated that the visit underscores the strength of the US-Sri Lanka partnership and their shared commitment to a secure, prosperous, and free Indo-Pacific region.

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