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U.S. 6th Fleet Staff embarks USS Mount Whitney in Atlantic Ocean
May 21, 2025 — U.S. 6th Fleet conducted a staff embark on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) from May 15-22, 2025...

USS Forrest Sherman Visits Port of Algiers
May 20, 2025 — The USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) visited Algiers on a port visit this week. The three-day visit demonstrated the ongoing friendship and security cooperation between the U.S. and Algeria, building off prior port visit stopovers in Algiers and Oran in 2023 by the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5)...

Adm. Munsch delivers keynote address at NDSU 2025 commencement and speaks at two NDSU ROTC commissioning ceremonies
May 19, 2025 — Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, concluded a successful visit to Fargo, May 17, where he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from North Dakota State University (NDSU) and delivered remarks at both the university's commencement and two U.S. military ROTC commissioning ceremonies...

Building Security Through Cooperation: Exercise Obangame Express 2025 concludes in Cabo Verde
May 16, 2025 — Thirty African nations have wrapped up two-weeks of intense training during Exercise Obangame Express 2025 (OE25), strengthening regional collaboration and reaffirming their commitment to maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean off Africa’s western coast. This year’s exercise focused on enhancing regional coordination, expanding maritime awareness, and enhancing operational readiness...

Obangame Express 2025 Sets Sights on Illegal Fishing Networks
May 15, 2025 — African nations are ramping up enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF), a practice draining billions from coastal economies...

From Classroom to Combat Boarding: Multinational VBSS Training Highlights Obangame Express 2025
May 12, 2025 — Naval forces from 27 nations executed Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) operations in Senegal as part of Exercise Obangame Express 2025, a multinational effort aimed at strengthening maritime security in West African waters...

Strengthening Partnerships through Rule of Law
May 12, 2025 — A rule of law exercise, held May 5th through May 9th during Obangame Express 2025, brought together representatives from Western Africa partner nations and European Allies, enhancing the practical and academic application of joint maritime operations...

USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Nouakchott, Mauritania
May 8, 2025 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on May 8, 2025, for a scheduled port visit...

Exercise Obangame Express holds Opening Ceremony in Cabo Verde
May 5, 2025 — Obangame Express 2025 (OE 25), sponsored by United States Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Sixth Fleet, held the opening ceremony for the exercise May 5th, 2025 in host nation Cabo Verde...

U.S. Naval Forces Europe Conducts Euro-Atlantic Force Employment Wargame with NATO at U.S. Naval War College
May 5, 2025 — More than 100 participants from U.S. and NATO commands participated in a U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa-sponsored and U.S. Naval War College (NWC)-hosted wargame focused on assessing the U.S. Maritime Concept of Operations (USMCO) for the European theater alongside NATO components, May 5-9...