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USS Porter Departs Odesa, Ukraine
October 16, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Odesa, Ukraine, Oct. 16, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit... MORE

CNO Visits Rota Sailors; highlights people, readiness and modernization
October 16, 2019 — Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited Naval Station Rota, October 15... MORE

USS Mount Whitney Departs Gaeta Italy
October 16, 2019 — The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta, Italy, Oct. 16, 2019, to participate in exercise Trident Jupiter 2019... MORE

USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20); Gaeta, Italy

First Time Operation Junction Rain Conducted in West Indian Ocean
October 15, 2019 — For the first in the West Indian Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Seychelles Coast Guard conducted a combined maritime law enforcement subject matter expert exchange as part of Operation Junction Rain (OJR), Sept. 9-27, 2019. ... MORE

NAVAF Force Medical Supports Military Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course in Support of African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership in Rwanda
October 15, 2019 — A team from Commander Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) Force Medical, Uniformed Services University (USU), and Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2) was in Kigali, Rwanda this fall, working with the Rwandan Defense Force (RDF), to deliver the International Military Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course (IMMHAC), tailored to the African context from the USU-developed Military Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course (MMHAC)... MORE

KIGALI, Rwanda;Rwanda Defense Forces; medical providers

USS Porter arrives in Odesa, Ukraine
October 13, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Odesa, Ukraine, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 13, 2019, as part of our continued Black Sea presence and support to our region partners... MORE

USS Donald Cook Departs Faroe Islands
October 13, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed the Faroe Islands on Oct. 12, 2019, after the first U.S. Navy visit to the islands in 33 years... MORE

Normandy Sailors Paint the Way
October 12, 2019 — Eighteen Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) supported a local boys' home by painting a 200-meter iron fence during a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece, Oct. 8-9, 2019... MORE

COMREL; USS Normandy (CG 60); Daily Care Center for Children and Young Adults of Chania

USS Mount Whitney Celebrates U.S. Navy’s 244th Birthday
October 12, 2019 — The crew of the 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) celebrated the U.S. Navy’s 244th birthday in Gaeta, Italy, Oct. 11, 2019... MORE

244th Navy Birthday; USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)

USS Porter en Route to Black Sea
October 12, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its north-bound transit to the Black Sea Oct. 12, 2019, to enhance regional maritime stability and show support for our NATO allies and partners in the region... MORE