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U.S. 6th Fleet Takes Control of East Coast SAG Ships
September 27, 2019 — The East Coast Surface Action Group (SAG) shifted command and control (C2) from U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) to U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F), Sept. 27, 2019... MORE

NSA Naples Signs Joint Forces Base Defense Plan with Italian Air Force
September 25, 2019 — Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples and their Italian Airforce (ITAF) counterparts signed a Joint Forces Base Defense Plan (JDP) to better collaborate on Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection, Sept. 25... MORE

Naples Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Abrahamson, left, and Italian Base Commander Col. Stefano Ferramondo pose for a picture

RADM Zirkle Honors Navy Grasse Day with Oldest Ally
September 23, 2019 — Rear Adm. Matthew A. Zirkle, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) Chief of Staff, delivered remarks during ceremonies in Grasse and Bar-sur-Loup, France, to commemorate the 57th French-American Navy Grasse Day honoring the legacy of French Admiral Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, Sept. 22, 2019... MORE

Military Sealift Command’s Top Leader Visits USS Mount Whitney
September 20, 2019 — Christopher D. Thayer, U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) director, ship management, visited the U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Sept. 19, 2019... MORE

Navy Leaders discuss Great Power Competition, Operations during All Hands Call in Naples
September 19, 2019 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (CNE-CNA), and CNE-CNA Fleet Master Chief Derrick Walters held an all-hands call with Sailors and civilians at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Sept. 18, 2019... MORE

U.S. Navy Expeditionary Units Participate in Exercise Northern Coasts 2019
September 19, 2019 — Teams from U.S. Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 deployed from commander, Task Force 68 out of Rota, Spain, and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia, participated in the annual multinational exercise Northern Coasts 2019, Sept. 4-19, 2019... MORE

USS Porter and EOMDU 8 participate in exercise REP (MUS) 2019
September 18, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 participate in the first Recognized Environmental Picture Augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems REP (MUS) exercise hosted by the Portuguese Navy in Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 8-20, 2019... MORE

Effective Mine Countermeasure Training at Exercise Northern Coasts 2019
September 16, 2019 — A platoon from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 deployed from Task Force 68 out of Rota, Spain, and a team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia, are working together during exercise Northern Coasts 2019 to quickly neutralize maritime mine threats and validate the integration of unmanned maritime systems (UMS) and EOD forces at all levels... MORE

Europe’s Top Admiral Highlights French-American Alliance in Paris
September 14, 2019 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), visited Paris to meet with senior French military leaders to discuss the enduring French-American strategic alliance Sept. 12-14, 2019. Foggo also participated in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris during the trip... MORE

Naples, Italy, Welcomes Newest Chief Petty Officers
September 13, 2019 — Twenty first class petty officers, including eight assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, officially donned anchors and combination covers for the first time at a chief petty officer (CPO) pinning ceremony held at Naval Support Activity Naples, Sept. 13, 2019... MORE