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Coast Guard Cutter Thetis departs in Mindelo, Cabo Verde
March 13, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) departed Mindelo, Cape Verde March 11, 2019, following the cutter’s first scheduled port visit during its deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. ... MORE

VP-26 participates in Dynamic Manta 2019
March 13, 2019 — Sailors assigned to the “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 participated in exercise Dynamic Manta 2019 from Feb. 25 to March 7... MORE

U.S. 6th Fleet Commander Visits Naval Partners in Turkey
March 9, 2019 — Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, traveled to Ankara and Gölcük, Turkey March 4-6, 2019 to meet with the Deputy Chief of the Turkish General Staff Lt. Gen. Metin Gürak, Commander of the Turkish Fleet Vice Adm. Ercüment Tatlioglu, and other key Turkish Navy leadership to discuss opportunities for U.S. and Turkish Navy cooperation to ensure regional stability and security through combined maritime exercises and operations... MORE

USS Porter Arrives in Plymouth, England
March 9, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Plymouth, England, March 9, 2019 for a scheduled port visit marking the beginning of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) certification... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis arrives in Mindelo, Cabo Verde
March 9, 2019 — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard 270-foot medium endurance cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) arrived in Mindelo, Cabo Verde, March 8, 2019 for a scheduled port visit... MORE

Sixth Fleet Commander visits French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle
March 8, 2019 — The U.S. 6th Fleet commander, Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, at the invitation the operational commander for the Mediterranean, Vice Adm. Charles-Henri du Ché, visited the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle March 7, 2019 as the ship and its carrier strike group (CSG) began its long-planned deployment... MORE

Senior Naval Leader Visit Historical City in North Africa, Strengthening Ties
March 8, 2019 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-A) and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, departed Algiers, Algeria, March 7, 2019 after completing two days of scheduled engagements with senior Algerian officials... MORE

USS Donald Cook Executes Passing Exercise with Algerian Navy
March 7, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) executed a passing exercise with Algerian naval counterparts in the Mediterranean Sea March 7, 2019 following a port visit to Algiers, Algeria... MORE

USS Donald Cook PASSEX with Algerian Navy

USS Donald Cook departs Algiers
March 7, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed Algiers, Algeria, March 7, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit... MORE

USS Donald Cook Departs Algiers, Algeria

Moored. Shift Colors – A Year in Review aboard USS Mount Whitney
March 6, 2019 — “Moored. Shift colors.” - Those words, heard countless times throughout the fleet, would normally signify nothing especially auspicious, just the end of another voyage. But, when they were used on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) at the end of its final underway of 2018, they capped off the end of an amazing year for the ship... MORE

Mount Whitney, forward-deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.