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Sixth Fleet Commander addresses European security changes and challenges at annual Cooperative Strategy Forum
April 20, 2022 — Senior military leaders from Europe and the U.S. convened the Cooperative Strategy Forum, April 20, 2022 to discuss emergent and enduring security issues in the European region, specifically the Baltic Sea... MORE

Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, speaks during the Cooperative Strategy Forum, April 20, 2022.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Completes Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Patrol
April 20, 2022 — The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, following a successful maritime security patrol in the Gulf of Guinea, April 18, 2022... MORE

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) sails the Adriatic Sea, Feb. 19, 2022.

USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Arrives in Narvik, Norway
April 19, 2022 — The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Narvik, Norway for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Norway relations and build NATO Alliance cohesion, April 19, 2022... MORE

The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), operates in the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S., Iceland wrap up exercise Northern Viking 2022
April 16, 2022 — Out at sea, French, German and Norwegian surface combatants were joined by American and German maritime patrol aircraft in a hunt for adversary submarines while small boats from Arlington and Icelandic vessels conducted visit, board, search and seizure missions on suspect vessels... MORE

From left to right, the Norwegian Fritdjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F314), French F70 type frigate FS Latouche-Tréville (D646) and German Sachsen-class air-defense frigate FGS Sachsen (F219) sail in formation in the North Atlantic Ocean in support of exercise Northern Viking 22.

USS Arlington (LPD 24) Arrives In Reykjavik, Iceland
April 14, 2022 — The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Iceland relations and build NATO Alliance cohesion, April 14, 2022... MORE

NAVSUP in Europe Supports USS Donald Cook, USS The Sullivans During Copenhagen Port Visit
April 14, 2022 — A team of logisticians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella and their mission partners supported the scheduled port visit of the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), conducted March 21, 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark... MORE

Logisticians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella and Danish sailors load USS Donald Cook March 21, 2022. Prior to pulling into port, The Sullivans and Donald Cook participated in NATO exercise Dynamic Guard Feb. 22-25 with Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362).

USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) ARRIVES IN TROMSØ
April 13, 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 Tromsø, Norway for a scheduled port visit, April 11, 2022... MORE

Navy, Marine Corps Support Fixed Wing Refueling Operations in Iceland
April 12, 2022 — U.S. aircraft often fly to the farthest reaches of the globe. To sustain this, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps created small, specialized teams that move mountains to make that flight possible... MORE

Steelworker Constructionman Austin Leisure, a native of Hillsboro, Illinois, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, monitors a fuel line during a fixed wing refueling operation.

U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde Authorities Interdict Large Trans-Oceanic Cocaine Shipment
April 7, 2022 — U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines embarked aboard U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), with support from the Environmental Security Programme of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), assisted Cabo Verde authorities with the interdiction of a vessel smuggling approximately 6,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine, April 1... MORE

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), lower seized contraband into a rigid-hull inflatable boat for transport to the Cabo Verdean authorities, April 6, 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)

Reserve Sailors Take the Lead During Largest Maritime Exercise in Africa
April 6, 2022 — Navy Reserve Sailors from across the nation arrived in West Africa in early March to take the helm of exercise Obangame Express 2022 (OE22), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Africa... MORE