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NATO Allies Participate in Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise
June 19, 2024 — Service members assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, in coordination with British and Lithuanian allies, participated in a personnel recovery exercise June 10, 2024, in the Baltic Sea... MORE

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician assigned to EOD Mobile Unit Twelve fast-ropes from an MH-60S helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 at Truppenübungsplatz Putlos, Germany, during Baltic Operations Exercise (BALTOPS), June 14, 2024.

U.S. and NATO Allies conduct MCM during BALTOPS24
June 19, 2024 — U.S. and Allied forces are conducting mine hunting and mine detonation exercises in the Baltic Sea as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2024, the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic Region... MORE

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 and maritime EOD technicians from the Royal Netherlands Navy conduct floating mine response drills as part of EOD's mine countermeasure capabilities in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Putlos, Germany, June 13, 2024.

Dutch, Finnish and U.S. Chaplain integration during BALTOPS24
June 18, 2024 — On June 9th, the Dutch amphibious ship Johan De Witt was the setting of a NATO chaplain engagement including chaplains from the Netherlands, Finland, and the United States. Finland’s Chief of Naval Chaplains, Paavo Ranta, and US Navy chaplain, CDR David Duprey, flew aboard the Johan De Witt as part of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2024 exercise... MORE

BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2024) Chaplains from Norway and Romania are given a tour of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), June 15, 2024. Wasp is conducting operations in the Baltic Sea in support of the exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24) as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC).

USS Mason (DDG 87) Arrives in Rota, Spain for Port Visit
June 18, 2024 — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Strait of Gibraltar and pulled into Rota, Spain on June 14, 2024. This marks Mason’s first port visit in the Mediterranean since the ship departed Mayport, Florida, October 13, 2023, for a scheduled deployment as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group... MORE

240408-N-GJ011-1708 RED SEA (April 8, 2024) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, is secured to the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) as it transits the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, April 8. Mason is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Mass Casualty Exercise Increases Medical Readiness, BALTOPS 24
June 18, 2024 — American, Dutch, and Spanish Sailors and Marines conducted simultaneous medical drills between time zones and geographic boundaries aboard their vessels across the Baltic Region, during exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24), June 14, 2024... MORE

KATTEGAT STRAIT (June 14, 2024) Sailors transport a role player to medical during a mass casualty exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), June 14, 2024, in the Kattegat Strait.

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) completes fourth FDNF-E patrol
June 14, 2024 — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain from its fourth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, May 29, 2024... MORE

240529-N-GA645-1005 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (May 29, 2024) Sailors man the rail
as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returns to
Naval Station Rota, May 29, 2024. Arleigh Burke, forward-deployed to Rota, is on a scheduled
patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in
Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Courtney Pollock)

Skagen Welcomes USS Wasp
June 14, 2024 — The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), and embarked Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Skagen for a scheduled refueling and resupply, June 12th, 2024... MORE

SKAGEN, Denmark (June 12, 2024) Morten Weesgaard, a Danish harbor pilot, left, and Cmdr. Keith Brooks, a chaplain assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), stand on the flight deck as the ship moors to the pier in Skagen, Denmark, June 12, 2024. Wasp is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) support high-end warfighting exercises while demonstrating speed and agility operating in a dynamic security environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser)

Navy EOD flexes expeditionary capabilities alongside NATO Allies at BALTOPS 2024
June 14, 2024 — Elements of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units (EODMU) 2, 8, and 12 are operating with NATO allies and partners in one of the largest Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercises to date, June 7-20, 2024. This collaborative exercise aims to hone the skills necessary to operate seamlessly in a joint maritime environment and provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen the combined response capability critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea... MORE

PUTLOS, Germany (June 11, 2024) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 and Royal Netherlands Navy maritime EOD technicians share knowledge on render safe techniques for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in support of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24, Putlos, Germany, June 11, 2024. BALTOPS 24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

Liaison Officers Network at STRIKFORNATO: Exercise Control at work
June 11, 2024 — While led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and the U.S. 6th Fleet, exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS24) is commanded-and-controlled by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), headquartered in Oeiras, Portugal. During the execution, STRIKFORNATO's headquarters hosts a substantial multinational coalition of liaison officers and augmentees from Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States... MORE

24th MEU (SOC) Deploys Aviation Detachment to Sweden for BALTOPS 24
June 10, 2024 — The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) deployed a detachment of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, and personnel to Ronneby Airport in Kallinge, Sweden to conduct expeditionary advanced base flight operations in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24, June 9, 2024... MORE

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) to establish a forward base of operations in Sweden during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 9, 2024. BALTOPS 24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen)