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U.S. Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Forces Participate in Formidable Shield 2019
May 27, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 participated in exercise Formidable Shield while operating out of Royal Air Force (RAF) Lossiemouth, Scotland, May 7-20, 2019... MORE

Carney Departs Rota to Finish MOB-D
May 26, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) departs Rota, Spain, to finish their Mobility Damage Control Warfare (MOB-D) certification, May 26, 2019... MORE

USS Ross Conducts Bilateral Exercise with Spanish Navy
May 26, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) completed a two day series of maritime training exercises with Spanish maritime counterparts off the coast of southwestern Spain on May 25, 2019... MORE

The “Runnin’ Roos” of NMCB 133 Mark Transition in Leadership
May 22, 2019 — The Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 marked a transition in the battalion's history with a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, May 17, 2019... MORE

VP-9 Participates in Israeli-Led Exercise Noble Dina
May 21, 2019 — Combat Aircrew from Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 operating the P-8A Poseidon aircraft participated in the annual Israeli-led exercise Noble Dina 2019 in the Mediterranean Sea, March 22 - April 11, 2019... MORE

VP-9 Represents the U.S. Navy in Exercise “Sea Shield” with NATO Allies
May 21, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 participated in exercise Sea Shield 2019 out of Constanta, Romania, during their first week of deployment under commander, Task Force (CTF) 67, April 5-14, 2019... MORE

Carney Completes Formidable Shield 19
May 20, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) completed her support of the U.S.–led multinational integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise Formidable Shield (FS) 19, May 17, 2019... MORE

U.S., Allies Conclude Formidable Shield 2019
May 19, 2019 — Exercise Formidable Shield 2019, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise held at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range in the vicinity of the Western Isles of Scotland and conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) on behalf of U.S. 6th Fleet, concluded May 19, 2019... MORE

Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, visits Rota, Spain
May 18, 2019 — Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F), hosted a Task Force (TF) Commander’s Conference May 14-15, 2019 at Naval Station Rota, Spain... MORE

USCGC Thetis Heads Home
May 17, 2019 — U.S. Coast Guard cutter (USCGC) Thetis (WMEC 910) departed U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) area of operations (AOO), following the cutter’s three-month deployment to the region, May 15, 2019... MORE

The U.S. Coast Guard, Nigerian Navy, and Cabo Verdean Coast Guard conducted joint maritime law enforcement operations as part of Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) 2019 in the Gulf of Guinea, April 9-May 2, 2019.