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USS Mount Whitney arrives in Istanbul for visit focused on U.S. and Turkish NATO partnership
August 18, 2023 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Istanbul, Türkiye for a scheduled port visit on August 18, 2023... MORE

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) pulls into Istanbul, Türkiye.

USS Mount Whitney, U.S. Sixth Fleet support LSE23
August 17, 2023 — For the past two weeks, the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked Sixth Fleet staff conducted operations in the Mediterranean Sea while participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023... MORE

The Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), steams in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 14, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Africa Malaria Task Force focuses on new emerging threats from Africa’s top killer
August 15, 2023 — U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF), July 17-21, in Accra, Ghana... MORE

ACCRA, GHANA –– U.S. Army Col. Tom Eccles, United States Africa Command surgeon, identifies different mosquito species through a microscope with Deputy Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Baba Asabila, Ghana Police, at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.

Successful USS Normandy MDVR Keeps Ship Mission-Ready
August 10, 2023 — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) aboard USS Normandy (CG 60) Aug. 3, 2023. MDVRs are planned in-port maintenance periods that allow deployed U.S. ships to complete corrective and preventative maintenance that cannot be accomplished at sea... MORE

230729-N-LK647-1731 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 29, 2023) Milan Bista, a Rijeka shipyard worker from Nepal, sands a panel on the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during the ship’s mid-deployment maintenance period in Rijeka, Croatia, July 29, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)

USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) arrives in Narvik, Norway
August 8, 2023 — USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Narvik, Norway for a scheduled port visit to enhance the U.S.-Norway relationship and demonstrate our continued commitment to our NATO Allies and Partners on Aug. 5, 2023... MORE

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) conduct a Manning the Rails ceremony during their a port visit on their scheduled deployment in Narvik, Norway, August 5, 2023. The USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26th MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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 Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

USS Roosevelt arrives in Riga, Latvia
August 7, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Riga, Latvia, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 6, 2023. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain, is on her fifth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Riga, Latvia, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 6, 2023.

USS Florida conducts a brief logistics stop in Naples, Italy
August 4, 2023 — The Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrived in the Bay of Naples for a regularly scheduled visit August 4, 2023... MORE

230804-N-ZV473-1021 NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 4, 2023) The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) conducts a brief logistics stop in the Bay of Naples, in Naples, Italy, Aug. 4, 2023. The stop demonstrates the strength of the U.S.-Italy partnership as the two nations continue working together for a secure, stable & prosperous Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emily Casavant)

Task Force 64 holds Change of Command ceremony
August 3, 2023 — Cmdr. Mike Dwan relieved Capt. Jonathan Lipps as commodore, commander, task force (CTF) 64 in a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, Aug. 3, 2023... MORE

Capt. Jon Lipps, outgoing commodore of commander, task force (CTF) 64, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Aug. 3, 2023. CTF 64's mission is to execute operational and tactical integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), including mission planning, execution, and operational and tactical control of assigned units for commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet. CTF 64 also provides direct support for Aegis ballistic missile defense planning to commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe and commander, Allied Air Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joseph Macklin)

USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Arrive in Souda Bay
August 3, 2023 — Marines and Sailors from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), part of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEUSOC) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Greek relations, Aug. 2, 2023... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 20, 2023) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) conducts routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean. USS Bataan, along with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and the Harper’s 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 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso)

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) sails with French frigate Languedoc
August 1, 2023 — On July 20, 2023, Capt. Ed Sundberg, Commodore, Task Force 65 and Cmdr. Corry W. Lougee, Commanding Officer, USS Paul Ignatius, visited Languedoc and had lunch with Languedoc’s commanding officer, Captain Laurent Saunois... MORE

TYRRHENIAN SEA (July 20, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), sails alongside the French Navy frigate FS Languedoc (D 653) before conducting a joint gunnery exercise, July 20, 2023. Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea)