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Bridging the Language Gap during Exercise Cutlass Express 2018
February 3, 2018 — U.S. Army Specialist Carson Roberts is a linguist. Part of his job includes communicating with Djibouti natives, visiting members of the Somali and Mozambique militaries, and translating Arabic for the U.S. military during exercise Cutlass Express 2018, an annual exercise which is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity and promote national and regional security in East Africa, inform planning and operations... MORE

Exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Begins
January 31, 2018 — VICTORIA, Seychelles - Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations began the seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2018, Jan. 31... MORE

U.S. Navy Destroyer, USS Ross Arrives in Trieste, Italy
January 30, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in Trieste, Italy, Jan. 30, 2018, for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Italy relations as the two nations continue to work together for a stable and secure Europe... MORE

VP-5 Joins Spain in Anti-submarine Warfare Exercise
January 26, 2018 — Four months into deployment and still going strong, the ‘Mad Foxes’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 dispatched an aircraft to Naval Station Rota to participate in an anti-submarine warfare exercise, one of many the squadron has taken part in since departing from Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville in the fall of 2017. The talented aviators, flight officers, and sensor operators of Combat Air Crew (CAC) 4 departed early morning on Jan. 19 from NAS Sigonella, where VP-5 is currently deployed in support of U.S. 6th Fleet operations... MORE

VP 5 hones ASW Skills
January 20, 2018 — The ‘Mad Foxes’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 arrived at the Lajes Air Base, Portugal, and participated in maritime domain awareness and an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Jan. 13, 2018... MORE

USS Ross Conducts Exercises with the Spanish and Portuguese Navies
January 19, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) participated in an at-sea exercise with the Spanish and Portuguese navies, Jan. 19-23, 2018, designed to improve the countries’ interoperability when conducting maritime evolutions... MORE