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Arleigh Burke Returns to Souda Bay, Greece
November 22, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece for a scheduled port visit November 22... MORE

Senator Kaine Visits Donald Cook in Rota, Spain
November 18, 2018 — Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia, visited Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 9, 2018, to meet with service members and tour the base’s major Spanish and American commands... MORE

Carney Completes Fifth Forward-Deployed Patrol
November 17, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 17, after completing a four-month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations... MORE

USS Donald Cook Completes 2 Bilateral Exercises in 2 Days
November 16, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) completed two separate bilateral exercises with French and Turkish maritime counterparts in the Mediterranean Sea... MORE

Arleigh Burke Departs Larnaca, Cyprus
November 12, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Larnaca, Cyprus, after a scheduled port visit November 12... MORE

Europe’s Top Navy Leader Commemorates Armistice Day, Honors Veterans at Flanders Field
November 11, 2018 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, commemorated Armistice Day during a commemoration held at Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Waregem, Belgium, Nov. 11, 2018... MORE

Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 Concludes
November 7, 2018 — Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, a NATO-led exercise designed to test the collective response to an armed attack against one ally, concluded in Vaernes, Norway, Nov. 7, 2018... MORE

Statement: Unsafe Interaction - Nov. 5, 2018
November 5, 2018 — On Nov. 5, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, which put our pilots and crew at risk. The intercepting SU-27 made an additional pass, closing with the EP-3 and applying its afterburner while conducting a banking turn away. The crew of the EP-3 reported turbulence following the first interaction, and vibrations from the second. The duration of the intercept was approximately 25 minutes... MORE

Arleigh Burke Departs Haifa, Israel
October 28, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Haifa, Israel, after a scheduled port visit Oct. 28... MORE

USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) ARRIVES IN ROTA
October 26, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 26, for a scheduled port visit... MORE