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USS Porter Holds Change of Command Ceremony
October 13, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) held a change of command ceremony on the pier at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 8, 2021... MORE

The official party renders a salute with the Color Guard during the National Anthem as part of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) change of command ceremony, Oct. 8, 2021.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, First ESB to Complete Voyage Repair in South Africa
October 12, 2021 — USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) to complete a voyage repair (VR) availability in South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021. ... MORE

Information System Technician 2nd Class Nathan A. Milca, right, and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Drake W. Childers perform annual maintenance on the forward house antennae aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) while moored in Cape Town, South Africa for a regularly scheduled maintenance period, Oct. 5, 2021.

U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band Builds Partnerships in South Africa
October 7, 2021 — The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Band arrived in Cape Town, South Africa to hold community engagement performances, Oct. 6, 2021... MORE

U.S. Sixth Fleet CTF 68 Operates Throughout NAVEUR-NAVAF
October 6, 2021 — In recent weeks, personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet’s (NAVEUR-NAVAF-SIXTHFLT) Commander, Task Force 68 and Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Detachment (Det.) Rota (CTG 68.3) have participated in exercises and operations throughout Europe... MORE

The joint, combined engineer team complete foundation excavation for the new seven meter by eighteen meter concrete medical building at the Tabarka regional Hospital.

United States Participates in Exercise REP(MUS) 2021
October 5, 2021 — The world’s largest multinational operational experimentation event, combining manned and unmanned systems, recently delivered a series of world firsts as Allied Navies worked together to exploit cutting edge technology in an exercise off the Portuguese coast... MORE

USS Porter Completes Fleet Operational Sea Training
October 5, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) completed Fleet Operational Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 30, 2021... MORE

Italian Commander in Chief Naval Fleet visits NAVEUR-NAVAF-SIXTHFLT Headquarters
September 27, 2021 — Vice Adm. Enrico Credendino, Commander in Chief Italian Naval Fleet visited Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, at the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (NAVEUR-NAVAF-SIXTHFLT) headquarters on Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Sept. 24, 2021... MORE

Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, right, shakes hands with Vice Adm. Enrico Credendino, Commander in Chief Italian Naval Fleet,

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Cape Town to Strengthen Partnerships
September 25, 2021 — The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 25, 2021... MORE

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) pulls into port in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 25, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in in support of U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

Naval Engineers Construct Medical Building in Tabarka, Tunisia
September 22, 2021 — U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB11) and U.S. Marine Corps Engineers assigned to the Eight Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB) are working with Tunisian engineers and health officials to construct a new seven meter by eighteen-meter concrete building at the Tabarka Regional Hospital that will be used as an over-flow ward for COVID-19 or other emergency situations... MORE

Senior Chief Constructionman Enrique Molina presents a challenge coin to workers assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Eighth Engineer Support Battalion, and Tunisian Engineers in Tabarka, Tunisia, Aug. 18, 2021.

U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania Changes Command
September 18, 2021 — The U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO), located aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, held a change of command ceremony in Deveselu, Romania, Sept. 17, 2021... MORE

Cmdr. Mike Dwan, left, salutes Capt. Jonathan Lipps, commander, Task Force (CTF) 64, center, signifying that he has been relieved as Commander, U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO), at a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Facility Devesulu, Romania, Sept. 17.