BAP Paita (DT-141)
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BAP Paita is the ex- leased from the US Navy for five years on 7 August 1984; recommissioned 4 March 1985; leased later extended to 1994.
The Paita participated in joint military amphibious
training exercises
with the United States in 2002, the largest such training exercise ever held by Peru. She is still in service.
The Paita participated in joint military amphibious
Amphibious warfare
Amphibious warfare is the use of naval firepower, logistics and strategy to project military power ashore. In previous eras it stood as the primary method of delivering troops to non-contiguous enemy-held terrain...
training exercises
Military exercise
A military exercise is the employment of military resources in training for military operations, either exploring the effects of warfare or testing strategies without actual combat...
with the United States in 2002, the largest such training exercise ever held by Peru. She is still in service.