Munsch assumes command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa
June 27, 2022
The change of command ceremony of Allied Joint Forces Command Naples (JFC Naples) from Adm. Robert P. Burke to Adm. Stuart B. Munsch took place at JFC Naples, Italy, June 27, 2022. The Change of Command Ceremony at JFC Naples symbolises the continuity and unity that is NATO and comes during a time of a changed security environment in Europe.
USS San Jacinto (CG 56) arrives in Valletta, Malta
June 27, 2022
CG 56
U.S. Naval Forces Africa participates in Exercise African Lion 2022
June 23, 2022
African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest and premier annual exercise, involving more than 7,500 service members from June 6 - 30.
Truman Arrives in Marseille, France
June 18, 2022
(June 18, 2022) USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) pulls into Marseille, France for a scheduled port visit, June 18, 2022. The Harry S. Truman 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.
USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain
June 17, 2022
(June 17, 2022) Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) pulls into port, completing its homeport shift to Naval Station Rota, Spain June 17, 2022. Naval Station Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology.
BALTOPS 22, the premier Baltic Sea maritime exercise, concludes in Kiel
June 17, 2022
Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in the Baltic Sea as the ship prepares to make port in Kiel, Germany, June 16, 2022 during exercise BALTOPS22.
African Lion 22 begins, runs June 6-30 in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and Ghana
June 16, 2022
African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest and premier annual exercise, involving more than 7,500 service members from June 6 - 30.
NATO Combined Air Operations Centre UEDEM controls largest BALTOPS air play
June 15, 2022
Two Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft fly above the Baltic Sea, June 13, 2022, during exercise BALTOPS22.
USS Arleigh Burke begins second FDNF-E patrol
June 15, 2022
(June 1, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 1, 2021. Arleigh Burke, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.
Lasting Mine Countermeasures partnerships built during BALTOPS 22
June 15, 2022
Service members of partner nations detonate explosives during Swedish explosive familiarization training while at exercise BALTOPS 22, June 07, 2022.