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26th MEU(SOC) Begins Exercise “Odyssey Encore”, a MEU(SOC) MAGTF Readiness Sustainment Exercise
January 10, 2024
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Bogdanos, a platoon commander with the Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th MEU(SOC), conducts beach landing during an amphibious assault training mission as part of the 26th MEU(SOC) Exercise “Odyssey Encore”, Volos, Greece, Jan. 8, 2024. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness sustainment exercise enhances the unit’s operational capabilities as a crisis response force. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean)
USS Normandy transits through the Strait of Gibraltar
January 5, 2024
USS Gerald R. Ford Transits the Strait of Gibraltar
January 5, 2024
231103-N-LK647-1272 EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 3, 2023) The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a photo exercise, Nov. 3, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the East Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)
USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) Arrives in Durrës, Albania
January 3, 2024
240103-N-XL526-016 DURRES, Albania (January 3, 2024) USNS Trenton tied portside at the conclusion of sea and anchor detail following the arrival into Durres, Albania, January 3, 2024. USNS Trenton is forward-deployed conducting scheduled port visits throughout the U.S. SIXTH Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Brooke Minnich/Released)
USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Arrive in Greece
January 3, 2024
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), right, Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 31, 2023. The U.S. maintains forward deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)
USS Ford CSG Redeploys To Homeport
January 1, 2024
Ships from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) and the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and Hellenic Navy frigate HS Navarinon (F 461) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 31, 2023. The ships from the GRFCSG include the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), and USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). The ships from the Bataan ARG include the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), the San Antonio Class-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). The U.S. maintains forward deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
USS Bataan (LHD 5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transited to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
December 28, 2023
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 4, 2023) A MH-60S Sea hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, transfers cargo onto the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bataan, along with the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are currently on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps routinely participate in scheduled deployments to improve combined combat readiness, increase operational capacity, and strengthen relationships among allies and partners throughout the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alisha Gleason)
USS Normandy Arrives in Piraeus, Greece
December 26, 2023
231125-N-LK647-1183 IONIAN SEA (Nov. 25, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conduct a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) drill on the forecastle, Nov. 25, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)
World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Souda Bay
December 26, 2023
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, December 26, 2023.
Navy locates and recovers downed Blackhawk in the Mediterranean Sea
December 21, 2023
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