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USS Paul Ignatius Holds Change of Command Ceremony
May 25, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) held its change of command ceremony on the pier at Naval Station Rota, Spain, May 19, 2023, nearly a year after it became the newest destroyer to be forward deployed to Spain... MORE

Cmdr. Corry Lougee relieved Arky as Paul Ignatius’ commanding officer in a ceremony presided over by Capt. Ed Sundberg, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60.

Allies maintain, sustain in the North Atlantic and High North
May 24, 2023 — “An Army marches on its stomach.” Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with this oft-quoted aphorism of the importance of logistics in military operations. While armies may indeed march on their stomachs, navies sail on their stomachs, their fuel reserves, and their critical parts... MORE

Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class FREMM frigate ITS Carlo Margottini (F 592) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with RFA Tidesurge (A138) while underway in the North Atlantic Ocean in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 12, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) 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. (Courtesy photo by Italian Navy)

First U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Visit Norway in 65 Years
May 24, 2023 — U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), arrived in Oslo, Norway, for a scheduled port visit, May 24... MORE

U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), arrived in Oslo, Norway, for a scheduled port visit, May 24.

USS Porter (DDG 78) participates in Formidable Shield 2023
May 23, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in exercise Formidable Shield 2023 from the North Atlantic Ocean, May 8 to May 23, 2023... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Standard Missile-2 Block 3A interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 20, 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 battle spaces to deliver effects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sawyer Connally)

Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO observes Formidable Shield 2023
May 23, 2023 — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), recently observed high-end integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) activity during the ongoing exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 20... MORE

Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), center, stands with servicemembers supporting exercise Formidable Shield 2023 while observing the exercise, May 20, 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 battle spaces to deliver effects.

Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO visit USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) with Norwegian Distinguished Visitors
May 23, 2023 — Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) embarked the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), May 22... MORE

Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) embarked the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), May 22.

A War at Sea: Formidable Shield 2023 enhances Allies’ warfighting proficiency
May 20, 2023 — Surface Action Group (SAG) Sword, led by Spanish Navy Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ESPS Blas De Lezo (F 103), steamed in formation from the north, readying their combat systems for the fight. To the south, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and SAG Shield prepared to join them in neutralizing the threat. In the frigid waters off Scotland’s Cape Wrath, these Allied SAGs put their experience, weapons systems, and procedures to the test... MORE

Unified Support for our Ally Türkiye
May 19, 2023 — Marines and Sailors from Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), commanded by Brig. Gen. Andrew Priddy, operating under U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), U.S. Sixth Fleet, and U.S. European Command supported the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts in Türkiye for over ten weeks, standing up a 24-hour crisis center, delivering hundreds of tons of aid, and standing up a field hospital... MORE

U.S. military forces assigned to U.S. European Command and under the operational control of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, are providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in support of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), and the international community to the Turkish people during this tragedy.

HIMARS in the High North: U.S. Marines With Task Force 61/2 Conduct Exercise Formidable Shield 2023
May 17, 2023 — Hiking close to 2,000 feet above sea level through snow and ice in northern Norway, a team from Task Force 61/2’s Commander, Task Group (CTG) 61/2.4 (MRC), loaded down with five days of man-packed mission-essential gear and provisions, took their positions... MORE

U.S. High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Norwegian National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) units, worked together to counter a simulated threat at sea. They were employed as a cueing asset for targeting, providing tracks and locations of vessels to adjacent reconnaissance forces and Task Force 61/2 of potential offshore targets.

More than a Missile: Formidable Shield 2023, and how missile technology meets maritime operations
May 17, 2023 — In early May, NATO Allied nations gathered forces around Hebrides, Scotland and Andøya, Norway, to counter a series of subsonic and supersonic targets in a multi-domain environment. The threats, launched from multiple locations and with unique capabilities, should have posed a challenge to the multinational force. In the end, they didn’t stand a chance... MORE

Royal Norwegian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steinar Valen, the Formidable Shield (FS) mission director in Andøya, Norway, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alisha Hamilton, the overall FS mission director, pose for a photo during FS 2023 in Hebrides, Scotland.