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FDNF-E Sailor Advancement Higher than Navy Average
November 27, 2019 — The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64), USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), and USS Porter (DDG 78), the four Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) ships based out of Naval Station Rota, Spain, celebrated results from the September 2019 fall Advancement Exam, Nov. 27, 2019... MORE

Adm. Foggo's Thanksgiving Message
November 26, 2019 — Nearly four centuries ago, the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts celebrated their first harvest in the New World - now known as the 'First Thanksgiving.' These pioneers endured countless perils during the arduous crossing of the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower, carving out new lives on the shores of Cape Cod Bay. Through the aid of the local Wampanoag people, the Pilgrims could celebrate their first harvest with gratitude. ... MORE

Deputy Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, visits French Aircraft Carrier FS Charles de Gaulle
November 21, 2019 — Rear Adm. William J. Houston, deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, was hosted aboard the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle by French Rear Adm. Marc Aussedat, commander, French Maritime Forces, Nov. 19, 2019... MORE

DCOM U.S. 6th Fleet Visits French Aircraft Carrier

U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band Receives Italian National Award
November 20, 2019 — The U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) Band received the Italian national-level "Premio Internazionale Nassiriya per la Pace" award from Italian Undersecretary of Defense Angelo Tofalo following the Band’s concert in Lenticosa, Italy, Nov. 15, 2019... MORE

LENTICOSA, Italy; U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band; "Premio Internazionale Nassiriya per la Pace" award; Italian Undersecretary of Defense Angelo Tofalo

CTF 65 Welcomes First USS Roosevelt Family in Support of FDNF-E Homeport Shift
November 20, 2019 — Commander, Task Force 65 (CTF 65) and Destroyer Squadron 60 (DESRON 60) welcomed the first family from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) to Rota, Spain, Nov. 20, 2019... MORE

Exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 Concludes
November 16, 2019 — Maritime forces from 17 East African, European, North American, and West Indian Ocean nations joined several international organizations in celebrating the successful conclusion of multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 (CE 19.2) during a ceremony held in Victoria, Seychelles, Nov. 16, 2019... MORE

U.S. 6th Fleet Turns Over Former Coast Guard Cutters To Ukrainian Navy
November 15, 2019 — Joseph Pennington, the Charge d’Affaires, a.i. from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and Rear Adm. Matthew A. Zirkle, chief of staff at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, attended the commissioning of two former U.S. Coast Guard cutters being turned over to the Ukrainian Navy, Nov. 13, 2019... MORE

USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Lisbon, Portugal
November 14, 2019 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 13, for a scheduled port visit... MORE

STRIKFORNATO Completes Exercise Trident Jupiter 2019
November 14, 2019 — Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), completed exercise Trident Jupiter 2019 while underway aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Nov. 14, 2019... MORE

USS Mount Whitney (LLC 20) Exercise Trident Jupiter 2019

USS Mount Whitney and STRIKFORNATO Observe Veterans and Remembrance Day
November 11, 2019 — Sailors, Marines, civil service mariners and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) staff members aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), held a combined Veterans Day and Remembrance Day ceremony while transiting the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 11, 2019... MORE