A US Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer 'USS Stethem (DDG 63)' with 365 US Navy personnel aboard arrived in Qingdao port Shandong province on July 28, 2015. The naval personnel were to visit each other's ships and hold a number of recreational activities. Before leaving Qingdao, the USS Stethem will conduct a fleet communication drill at sea with warships of the PLA Navy.