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USS Ross en route to the Black Sea
December 15, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) began its north-bound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea, Dec. 15, 2019, to conduct maritime security operations and engage with allies and partners in the region... MORE

Podcast E14: Year in Review: U.S. Naval Activity in Europe and Africa
December 13, 2019 — In the 14th episode of “On the Horizon: Navigating the European and African Theaters,” Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA), discussed what the U.S. Navy has been doing throughout Europe and Africa over the past year... MORE

NAMRU-3 Moves to Sigonella, Italy
December 12, 2019 — Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) 3 began its relocation from Cairo, to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, during a ceremony in which Capt. Marshall Monteville assumed command of the unit on Dec. 12, 2019... MORE

U.S. Sixth Fleet Commander Witnesses HMS Prince of Wales Commissioning
December 11, 2019 — Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, was the senior uniformed U.S. Navy representative for the commissioning of the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) in Portsmouth, UK, Dec. 10, 2019... MORE

Foreign Leaders, Ambassadors Join Top Admiral in Europe for Aircraft Carrier Embark in Med
December 10, 2019 — Senior leaders and U.S. Ambassadors from Bulgaria and North Macedonia joined Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA), aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to observe flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 9, 2019. ... MORE

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples visits Naval Air Station Sigonella
December 10, 2019 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella prior to embarking aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea with a delegation of senior leaders from Bulgaria and North Macedonia, Dec. 6, 2019... MORE

Patrolling High Above the Sea
December 10, 2019 — A P-8A Poseidon aircraft, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 conducted a maritime domain awareness mission in support of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) over the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 10, 2019... MORE

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75); Patrol Squadron (VP) 4; P-8A Poseidon

EODMU 8 Hosts Disposal Training Course in Uganda
December 5, 2019 — Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 are in Magamaga, Uganda, from October 2019 to September 2020 to train members of the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) on proper munition disposal procedures and techniques... MORE

USS Normandy Visits Rota
December 5, 2019 — The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducted a scheduled port visit to Rota, Spain, Dec. 2-5, 2019... MORE

Rota, Spain, USS Normandy (CG 60), Port visit

USS Ross Hosts French Navy Rear Adm. Marc Aussedat
December 3, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) hosted French Navy Rear Adm. Marc Aussedat, commander of the Charles de Gaulle Strike Group and commander, Task Force (CTF) 473, to tour the ship and discuss Carrier Strike Group operations during exercise PEAN 19... MORE