CTF-65


 

Task Force 65/Destroyer Squadron 60 located in Rota, Spain. Commander, Task Force 65/Commander Destroyer Squadron SIX ZERO exercises operational and tactical control of all forward deployed surface combatants operating in the USEUCOM and USAFRICOM AORs under the direction of Naval Forces Europe and Africa. TF 65 surface combatants execute myriad operations from as far North as the Norwegian Sea and south to the Cape of Good Hope including Ballistic Missile Defense, Sea Lines of Communication enforcement, Maritime Interdiction Operations, direct support to NATO combined and Joint operations and exercises, counterterrorism operations, counterpiracy operations, Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership operations, whole of government Africa Partnership Station deployments and Theater Security Cooperation activities both in-port and underway.

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USS Delaware Concludes Routine Port Visit in Norway
USS Delaware Concludes Routine Port Visit in Norway, September 7, 2026.
Sept. 7, 2026 - The Virginia class fast attack submarine, USS Delaware (SSN 791), has concluded a routine port visit in Grøtsund, Norway, Sept. 7, 2026...

Exercise Phoenix Express 2026 begins in Tunisia
U.S. Navy Capt. Harish Patel, right, U.S. exercise director of Phoenix Express 2026, and Tunisian Navy Commodore Rejeb Gara Ali, exercise director for Tunisia, address combined military personnel during an opening briefing for the exercise at the Port of La Goulette, Tunisia, Sept. 7, 2026. Phoenix Express 2026 is a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and led by U.S. 6th Fleet under U.S. Naval Forces Africa, bringing together North African, European and U.S. maritime forces as part of a global network of navies to enhance cooperation and expertise in maritime security operations in the southern Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Austin Ingram)
Sept. 7, 2026 - Exercise Phoenix Express, a premier multinational maritime exercise facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and led by U.S. 6th Fleet, began its 21st iteration at La Goulette Naval Base in Tunisia, Sept. 7...

USS Ross arrives in Kenya
USS Ross port call to Mombasa, Kenya
Sept. 5, 2026 - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 5...

Exercise Northern Viking 2026 wrapped Sept. 3 after nine days of bilateral operations between the U.S. and NATO allied nations.
Ships participate in NK26
Sept. 4, 2026 - Exercise Northern Viking 2026 wrapped Sept. 3 after nine days of bilateral operations between the U.S. and NATO allied nations. More than 1,200 personnel participated in training and operational evolutions in the air, on land...

USS Delaware arrives in Norway
Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) arrives in Grøtsund, Norway, for a scheduled port visit near Tromsø, Sept. 1, 2026. Delaware is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality, and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Austin Ingram)
Sept. 1, 2026 - Virginia class fast attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) arrived in Grøtsund, Norway, for a routine port visit, Sept. 1, 2026...