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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

Arleigh Burke Arrives in Haifa, Israel
October 25, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Haifa, Israel, for a scheduled port visit Oct. 25... MORE

Mad Foxes take part in Trident Juncture 2018
October 23, 2018 — A P-8A Poseidon aircraft, assigned to the “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, a combat air crew, and a maintenance detachment participated in exercise Trident Juncture 2018, Oct.. 19-30. The exercise took place in Norway, surrounding areas of the North Atlantic, and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland, Finland, and Sweden... MORE

VP-26 attends Air Combat Power Visit
October 20, 2018 — One P-8A Poseidon and 19 sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26, the “Tridents,” participated in the AIR COMBAT POWER VISIT 2018, October 14-17 in Coningsby, England... MORE

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Participates In Mare Aperto
October 17, 2018 — A platoon-sized element of Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) trained alongside 1st Regiment, San Marco Brigade of the Italian Landing Force during exercise Mare Aperto, Oct. 8-15, 2018... MORE

Adm. Foggo Commemorates Battle of Atlantic, Reviews Trident Juncture in Iceland
October 16, 2018 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic in the bay of XXXX aboard the Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel Thor, Oct. 16, 2018... MORE