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U.S. Marines Save Life of Local Estonian Citizen
May 10, 2023
From left, Lance Cpl. Aiden Morey, Lance Cpl. Christopher Butemeyer, and Lance Cpl. Colton Allen pose for a photo in Tallinn, Estonia, May 8th, 2023. The three U.S. Marines saved a man’s life in Tallin, Estonia, when they found him unconscious and asphyxiated in a local restaurant, May 7, 2023. These U.S. Marines are currently deployed with TF 61/2, a rapidly deployable and scalable coordination cell that commands Fleet Marine Forces and assigned Naval Forces in support of Sixth Fleet operations.

USS Porter (DDG 78) arrives in HMNB Clyde ahead of Formidable Shield 2023
May 6, 2023
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) transits the North Channel during exercise Joint Warrior 19-1, April 2, 2019. Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led, multinational exercise in a robust maritime training environment in which allies and partners can improve interoperability and prepare forces for combined operations.

U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO to kick off FORMIDABLE SHIELD 2023
May 3, 2023
The multinational Commander, Task Group (CTG) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) staff embarked aboard Spanish Navy Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ESPS Blas de Lezo (F-103) in support of exercise Formidable Shield pose for a photo on the pier in Ferrol, Spain, April 28, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects.

USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) arrives in Monaco for IHO Assembly 2023
May 2, 2023
The Pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bruce C. Heezen's (T-AGS 64) arrived into Monaco City, Monaco to participate as part of the U.S. Government's delegation to the International Hydrographic Organization, May 1, 2023. Heezen is operated by Military Sealift Command and directed by Naval Oceanographic Office to conduct oceanographic work in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operation.

USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducts brief stop off Iceland’s coast
April 26, 2023
USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducts a brief stop for supplies and personnel off the coast of Iceland, supported by Icelandic Coast Guard ICVG Þór, April 26, 2023.

Dedicated Multi-Domain Sensing Force
April 25, 2023
A U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Garrison Lathrop, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with EOD Mobile Unit 8 rappels from a CV-22 Osprey during helicopter rope suspension techniques training with U.S. airmen from 7th Special Operations Squadron near Mildenhall, England, United Kingdom, June 16, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is executing the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Concept for Stand-in Forces (SIF) to generate small, highly versatile units that integrate Marine Corps and Navy forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed 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. Dylan Chagnon)

USS Roosevelt Holds Change of Command Ceremony
April 21, 2023
Cmdr. Jeffrey Chewning relieved Cmdr. John Mastriani as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) during a change of command ceremony officiated by Capt. Ed Sundberg, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 60, aboard the ship at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 21, 2023.

Blanco Brown and the USO Rock the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Naval Station Rota with Concert and Line Dancing
April 14, 2023
TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 25, 2023) Blanco Brown, center, poses for a photo with Capt. Dave Pollard, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, executive officer and Command Master Chief Nicholas Wallace during a USO concert, March 25, 2023. The George H.W. Bush 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.

Partnership in Action: Tunisian and U.S. Naval Forces Train Together as Military Leaders Meet Aboard George H.W. Bush
April 14, 2023
TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 22, 2023) Distinguished visitors watch an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), March 22, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are VFA-143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush CSG 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.

USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Changes Command
April 12, 2023
(April 11, 2023) Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, Capt. Daniel Prochazka, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Capt. Matthew Kiser, salutes during a change of command in Gaeta, Italy, April 11, 2023. Mount Whitney, the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy entered its regularly scheduled overhaul to make improvements in order to increase the security and stability of the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations.

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