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Mare Aperto 22-1: U.S. Sixth Fleet trains alongside Italian and Allied navies
May 16, 2022 — Units and personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet joined their Italian counterparts and other Allied navies in the Italian-led exercise Mare Aperto 22-1/Italian Minex 22 in the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas, May 15, 2022... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transits the Strait of Messina. Bainbridge is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Sixth Fleet areas of operation.

USS Porter departs Rota, Spain to start 11th patrol
May 11, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, May 10, 2022, to begin its 11th Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, May 10, 2022. Porter is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

USS Harry S. Truman arrives In Naples
May 10, 2022 — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived in the Bay of Naples, Italy for a scheduled port visit, May 10, 2022... MORE

220510-N-ZE328-1004 NAPLES, Italy (May 10, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) pulls into Naples, Italy for a scheduled port visit, May 10, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Kelsey Trinh)

GOLD TO BLUE: USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Swaps Crew
May 10, 2022 — The forward-deployed Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews after completing the ship’s fourth deployment through the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, May 9, 2022... MORE

Sailors assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), BLUE military crew, move aboard to conduct a exchange of command with the Gold military crew, May 8, 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.

Kearsarge ARG-22MEU Concludes Training In Norway
May 6, 2022 — Elements of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concludes a successful bilateral training event with Norwegian Armed Forces, May 6, 2022... MORE

Service members with the U.S. Marine Corps, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the Norwegian Army attend a planning conference during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 22, 2022.

LCS begins first deployment in Sixth Fleet
May 5, 2022 — In a historic moment for the region, a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), deployed to U.S. Sixth Fleet’s area of operations, supporting U.S. and NATO Ally and Partner interests in Europe and Africa... MORE

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Atlantic Ocean, May 3.

USS Arlington (LPD 24), 22 MEU Arrive in Greece for Bilateral Training
May 5, 2022 — The San Antonio-class dock landing ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), attached to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Volos, Greece for a scheduled port visit in support of the U.S.- Greek (Hellenic) bilateral training exercise Alexander the Great 2022 (ATG22), May 4, 2022... MORE

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), flies over the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), May 3, 2022.

USS Arlington Sailors and Marines participate in Arctic Circle ceremony
May 3, 2022 — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) Sailors and Marines gain acceptance into the “Order of the Blue Nose” April 22, days after crossing into the Arctic Circle... MORE

Sailors, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), are welcomed into the “Order of the Blue Nose” during an Arctic Circle ceremony on Arlington’s flight deck, April 22, 2022.

USS Gravely Arrives in Klaipėda
April 24, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, April 24, 2022, for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Lithuania relations as the two nations work together for a stable, secure, and prosperous Europe... MORE

Lithuanian tugboat TAK-10, right, sails beside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), left, while Gravely arrives at the Klaipeda, Lithuania, for a scheduled port visit, April 24, 2022.

Truman Carrier Strike Group Arrives In Italy
April 23, 2022 — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310) arrived in Trieste, Italy, while the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) arrived in Porto di Marghera, for scheduled port visits, April 23, 2022... MORE

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) pulls into Trieste, Italy, April 23, 2022.