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USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) arrives in Tallinn, concludes Hedgehog 22
May 27, 2022 — The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Tallinn, Estonia for a scheduled port visit, May 27, 2022... MORE

From left to right, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) sail in formation during a maneuvering exercise with the Finnish and Swedish navies in the Baltic Sea, May 17, 2022.

USS Gravely and USS Gunston Hall arrive in Helsinki, Finland
May 27, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Helsinki, Finland for scheduled port visits, May 27, 2022... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) sails in formation behind the wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a maneuvering exercise with the Finnish and Swedish navies in the Baltic Sea, May 17, 2022.

BALTOPS 22 to kick off in June
May 27, 2022 — Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22, the 51st iteration of the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place from June 5-17... MORE

Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22, the 51st iteration of the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place from June 5-17. Fourteen NATO nations, two Partner nations, over 45 maritime units, more than 75 aircraft, and approximately 7,000 personnel will participate in BALTOPS 22. BALTOPS 22 provides a unique training opportunity that strengthens combined response capabilities critical to maintaining freedom of navigation, and preserving regional security and stability.

Military and civilians collaborate in a Maritime Legal Information Exchange during exercise Phoenix Express 2022
May 25, 2022 — Maritime legal subject matter experts from the United States, partner, and allied nations participating in the 17th iteration of exercise Phoenix Express 2022 (PE 22) held a series of maritime legal information exchanges to share best practices for maritime interdiction operations in Tunis and Bizerte, Tunisia, May 25-29, 2022... MORE

U.S. Navy and military members from Algeria, Tunisia, and Mauritania, participate in a maritime legal information exchange where best practices for maritime interdiction operations were shared during exercise Phoenix Express 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia, May 26, 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.

NCIS conducts biometrics and mission planning with North African partners
May 24, 2022 — Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) biometric operations specialists discussed mission planning between partner nations Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, as part of exercise Phoenix Express May 24-25, 2022... MORE

Biometric operations specialist Robert Shelton, right, assigned to Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Technical Services Field Office - Identity Activities branch, Headquarters Quantico, Virginia, demonstrates biometrical enrollments to Tunisian Navy Staff Sergeant Mourad Bel Haj while explaining how to use a fingerprint capture device to take biometric information during exercise Phoenix Express 2022 in Bizerte, Tunisia, May 24, 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 Porter arrives in Oslo, Norway
May 22, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Oslo, Norway for a scheduled port visit May 22, 2022... MORE

Yeoman 2nd Class Jeremiah Alisea mans the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), as the ship prepares to pull into Oslo, Norway, for a scheduled port visit May 22, 2022. Porter 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 Arlington (LPD 24), 22 MEU Arrives in Alexandroupoli, Concluding ATG22
May 22, 2022 — The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), attached to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Alexandroupoli, Greece for a scheduled port visit, May 21, 2022... MORE

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force 61/2, and Hellenic Marines with the 32nd Hellenic Marine Brigade pose for a photo during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 17, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

Exercise Phoenix Express 2022 set to begin in Tunisia
May 19, 2022 — Exercise Phoenix Express 2022, the 17th iteration of the North African maritime exercise, takes place May 23 – June 3, 2022, in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea... MORE

During exercise Phoenix Express 2021 members of the Egyptian visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team prepare to board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 25, 2021.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams BLUE MILCREW Begins Deployment
May 16, 2022 — The Blue military crew (MILCREW) of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) departed Civitavecchia, Italy, to begin a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, May 14, 2022... MORE

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CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (May 14, 2022) - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) departs Civitavecchia, Italy, to begin a deployment, May 14, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)

U.S., Estonia Kick Off Exercise Hedgehog 22
May 16, 2022 — Members of Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe/2d Marine Division (TF-61/2), operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, joined their Estonian counterparts to kick off exercise Siil 22, also known in English as Exercise Hedgehog, in Tallinn, Estonia, May 16... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2022) – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Danish Straits May 14, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge ARG/MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Schwab)