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A Staff Ride through history: Reliving the Battle of Cassino
July 13, 2022 — Personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and U.S. Sixth Fleet (CNE-CNA-C6F) took the opportunity to foster professional military development and recognize the 78th anniversary of the Rome Arno campaign by participating in a “staff ride” in the local area, June 24, 2022... MORE

USCGC Mohawk arrives in Dakar, Senegal
July 12, 2022 — The Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) arrived in Dakar, Senegal for a scheduled port visit, July 12, 2022... MORE

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Holds a Remembrance Ceremony in Honor of Namesake
July 11, 2022 — Sailors and civilian mariners assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) held a remembrance ceremony for the ships namesake, July 9, 2022... MORE

F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to USS Harry S. Truman blown overboard due to unexpected heavy weather
July 10, 2022 — On July 8, 2022, an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), blew overboard due to unexpected heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea. The carrier was conducting a replenishment-at-sea, which was safely terminated through established procedures... MORE

USS Arleigh Burke arrives in Riga
July 9, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Riga, Latvia for a scheduled port visit on July 9, 2022... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Riga, Latvia for a scheduled port visit on July 9, 2022.

USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark for mid-deployment voyage repair
July 8, 2022 — The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and embarked Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 8, 2022, to complete a scheduled maintenance availability and to strengthen relations with a key NATO ally... MORE

Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), sails alongside the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during maneuvering exercises with the Finnish Navy in the Baltic Sea, May 16, 2022.

U.S. Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Coast Guard arrive in Algiers, Algeria
July 7, 2022 — The Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) and USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) arrived in Algiers, Algeria for a scheduled port visit, July 6... MORE

The USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) sail across the Atlantic Ocean, June 22, 2022.

NAVAF leaders attend Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa
July 6, 2022 — Leaders from U.S. Naval Forces Africa attended the Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa (NILS-A) in Dakar, Senegal with maritime partners and allies, July 6, 2022... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Tracy W. King, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREURAF) and the Senegalese Naval Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Oumar Wade conduct a pass and review of Senegalese Naval Forces during the Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium – Africa (NILS-A) 2022 in Dakar, Senegal, July 5, 2022.

Seabees construct kindergarten with Tunisian Naval Engineers
July 6, 2022 — U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) and Tunisian Navy engineers broke ground on the Phoenix Express 2022 (PE22) Engineer Civic Action Project (ENCAP) in Bizerte, Tunisia on June 3, 2022. The combined PE22 military engineer team will construct a new 130 square meter, two-room kindergarten building with a bathroom at the local elementary school in the La Pecherie neighborhood of Bizerte, Tunisia... MORE

(June 7, 2022) Left to right, School Director Amel Glai, U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Ramses Carranza, and Tunisian Navy CAPT Naimi Hassen, break ground during a ceremony to mark the start of the construction of a new 130 square meter, two-room kindergarten building with a bathroom at the local elementary school in Bizerte, Tunisia on June 7, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrives in Rijeka, Croatia for mid-deployment voyage repair
July 4, 2022 — The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) and embarked Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Rijeka, Croatia, July 4, 2022, to complete a scheduled maintenance availability and to strengthen relations with a key NATO ally... MORE

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrives in Rijeka, Croatia for mid-deployment voyage repairs, July 4, 2022. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.