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USS Mount Whitney Returns to Gaeta, Italy
July 31, 2019 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned to Gaeta, Italy, after a three-month deployment July 30, 2019... MORE

USNS Carson City Departs Lagos, Nigeria
July 29, 2019 — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) departed Lagos, Nigeria, July 29, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit in support of its 2019 Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment to the Gulf of Guinea... MORE

USNS Carson City Departs Tema, Ghana
July 27, 2019 — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) departed Tema, Ghana, July 26, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit in support of its 2019 Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment to the Gulf of Guinea... MORE

USNS Carson City Arrives in Lagos, Nigeria
July 26, 2019 — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, July 27, 2019, for a scheduled port visit... MORE

Marines with FASTEUR Participate in Platinum Lion 2019
July 25, 2019 — Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR) participated in Exercise Platinum Lion 2019 at Novo Selo Training Range, Bulgaria, July 8-19, 2019... MORE

Navy’s Top Admiral in Africa Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Ghana Navy
July 25, 2019 — ADM James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), met with the Ghanaian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, and Chief of Naval Staff during a three-day visit to the country to attend the International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), July 22-24, 2019... MORE

Serving Both Home Fronts
July 24, 2019 — Returning home is a special event for any service member. Weeks, months, and even years go by before some of our armed force members can make it back home. It usually means time off of work, relaxation, and catching up with friends and family. For Lt. Lynda Amegee, her return to the Gulf of Guinea is anything but... MORE

U.K. Sailors Earn ESWS aboard USS Carney
July 22, 2019 — United Kingdom sailors on temporary duty to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) earned their Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) warfare devices, July 21, 2019... MORE

USS Carney Completes Sixth Forward-Deployed Patrol
July 22, 2019 — Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 22, after completing a four-month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations... MORE

USNS Carson City Arrives in Sekondi, Ghana
July 21, 2019 — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) arrived in Sekondi, Ghana, July 21, 2019, for a scheduled port visit in support of its Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment to the Gulf of Guinea... MORE