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NATO-led ASW Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 Concludes
July 10, 2020 — Naval forces from Canada, France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States concluded the NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM)-led exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 in the northern Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 2020... MORE

Patrol Squadron 47 participates in Dynamic Mongoose 2020
July 10, 2020 — The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 participated in the annual NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM)-led anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 in the northern Atlantic Ocean, Jun 29-July 10, 2020... MORE

USS Porter departs the Black Sea
July 7, 2020 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its southbound transit from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea July 7, 2020, after conducting maritime security operations... MORE

Independence Day Message from Adm. Foggo
July 4, 2020 — To all of our Naples community, Happy Fourth of July!... MORE

Adm. James G. Foggo III Speaks at All-Hands Call

VP-16 Welcomes U.S. Ambassador to Iceland
July 2, 2020 — The U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, Jeffrey Ross Gunter, joined Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 onboard Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, to discuss the role of the squadron in northern European theater, June 23, 2020... MORE

Mount Whitney returns to Gaeta after successful BALTOPS 2020
July 1, 2020 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned to its forward-deployed location of Gaeta, Italy, July 1 following a six-week underway period in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020 in the Baltic Sea... MORE

200701-N-RG482-0099 GAETA, Italy (July 1, 2020) Civil service mariner Tim Murray, assigned to the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) stands watch on the port bridge wing as the ship arrives in Gaeta, Italy, July 1, 2020. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler)

U.S. 6th Fleet Holds Change of Command Ceremony
July 1, 2020 — U.S. 6th Fleet held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, July 1, 2020... MORE

USS Donald Cook Completes Tenth FDNF-E Patrol
June 30, 2020 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its tenth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) area of operations, June 23, 2020... MORE

The guided-missile frigate USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) operates in the Baltic Sea during BALTOPS 2020, June 8, 2020.

USS Roosevelt Conducts Passing Exercise with Spanish Navy
June 30, 2020 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with Spanish naval counterparts in the Atlantic Ocean, June 25, 2020... MORE

Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 Begins
June 29, 2020 — Naval forces from Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, NATO, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States are participating in the NATO Allied Maritime Command-led (MARCOM) exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 in the northern Atlantic Ocean, June 29-July 10, 2020... MORE

USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducts a photo exercise with the Santa Maria-class frigate SPS Santa Maria (F81),