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Commander, Submarine Group 8 Embarks USS Florida
August 30, 2019 — Rear Adm. William J. Houston, commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 8, Deputy Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and Director of Maritime Operations for Naval Forces Europe and Africa, embarked the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, Aug. 26-27, 2019. ... MORE

USS McFaul Enters U.S. 6th Fleet
August 29, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) entered U.S. 6th Fleet’s Area of Responsibility (AOR) Aug. 27, 2019... MORE

USS Porter arrives in Koper, Slovenia
August 27, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in KOPER, Slovenia, Aug. 27, 2019. The visit serves to enhance U.S.-Slovenia relations as the two nations work together for a stable, secure and prosperous European region... MORE

USS Mount Whitney Visits Palermo, Italy
August 20, 2019 — The U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) made a scheduled port visit in Palermo, Italy, Aug. 19, 2019, during a designated staff embarkation... MORE

USNS Carson City Concludes 2019 APS Deployment
August 20, 2019 — USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), a Military Sealift Command Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, concluded its 2019 Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment following the ship’s return to Rota, Spain, Aug. 17, 2019... MORE

One Team, One Fight - Progress Through Partnership
August 18, 2019 — “I joined to serve my country;” “me alisté en la armada para servir a mi país;” “alistei-me para servir o meu país;” “mi sono arruolato per servire la mia Patria.” It’s the answer scores of American Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen give when asked, “Why did you join the military?”... MORE

USS Porter departs Golcuk, Turkey
August 18, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Golcuk, Turkey, Aug. 18, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit as part of our continued Black Sea presence and support to our NATO allies and regional partners... MORE

USS Porter departs the Black Sea
August 18, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its southbound transit from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 18, 2019, after a scheduled port visit to Golcuk, Turkey, and conducting maritime security operations in the region... MORE

Seabees Set the Precedent Aboard USNS Carson City
August 17, 2019 — They’ve assembled an organized network of hoses, vacuum tubes, strainers, high pressure pumps, chlorine injectors, and storage bladders in the ship’s 20,000 square-foot, reconfigurable mission bay. The team of seven has operated in nonstop 12-hour shifts aboard the ship while others come and go on a myriad of military engagements with counterparts from African partner countries in each port. They work in high temperatures and emerge from their working area for chow breaks coated in the talcum powder they apply to their water storage bladders in the face of the hot, humid conditions that are the pinnacle of a West African summer... MORE

Civil Service Mariner Visits Home on Africa Partnership Station Deployment
August 17, 2019 — Military Sealift Command (MSC) Civil Service Mariner Abraham Asante, first engineer aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), reunited with his wife and family members during an Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment to the Gulf of Guinea in Tema, Ghana, July 24-26, 2019... MORE

MSC Civil Service Mariner Abraham Asante, first engineer of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), talks with an engineering team conducting rounds while standing bridge watch in support of the ship's Africa Partnership Station deployment.