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USS Porter Concludes Participation in French Exercise POLARIS
December 3, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) successfully concluded participation in the French exercise POLARIS 21, December 2, 2021... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) prepares for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Spanish replenishment ship ESPS Cantabria (A 15) during Exercise Polaris on Patrol 10, Nov. 29, 2021.

3-year, $8.3 million cliff line erosion repair project completed by Seabees on Naval Station Rota, Spain
December 3, 2021 — Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony signifying the completion of the cliff line erosion repair project on Naval Station Rota, Spain (NAVSTA Rota), Nov. 5, 2021... MORE

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Nov. 5, 2021) From left to right: Capt. David Baird, commanding officer, Naval Station Rota, Spain (NAVSTA Rota); Cmdr. Joe Dunaway, Public Works Officer, NAVSTA Rota; Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1; and Capt. Robert Stiles, commanding officer, NMCB 1; cut the ribbon to signify completion of the cliff erosion repair project on NAVSTA Rota, Spain, Nov. 5, 2021. Started by Seabees in January 2018, the project is designed to stabilize the installation’s eroding cliff line and protect base housing and critical infrastructure, which are vital to supporting the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caine Storino)

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples Visits Charles de Gaulle
December 2, 2021 — Adm. Robert Burke, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, visited the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91) during the French exercise POLARIS 21, Dec. 2, 2021... MORE

Adm. Robert Burke, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, visited the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91) during the French exercise POLARIS 21, Dec. 2. 2021

USS Arleigh Burke Departs Varna, Bulgaria
November 30, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Varna, Bulgaria, Nov. 28, 2021, to resume operations in the Black Sea... MORE

Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Richard Shelley throws a line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) to the pier while mooring in Varna, Bulgaria, Nov. 26, 2021. Arleigh Burke, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its first patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. National Security Interests and regional allies and partners.

USS Arleigh Burke Enters the Black Sea in Support of NATO Allies and Partners
November 25, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered the Black Sea on a routine patrol, Nov. 25, 2021... MORE

The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transits the Atlantic Ocean.

USS The Sullivans Conducts Interoperability with Tunisian Navy
November 24, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and Tunisian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels TNS Jugurtha (P610) and TNS Carthage (P503), conducted multiple tactical operations to enhance maritime security and increase interoperability between the two navies, Nov. 5-6, 2021. ... MORE

211105-N-UT641-0001 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 05, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Tunisian Naval offshore patrol vessel TNS Jugurtha (P610) board the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training exercise, Nov. 05, 2021. The Sullivans, homeported in Mayport, Fl, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janiel Adames)

U.S. Sixth Fleet Joins France's Polaris 21 Exercise
November 24, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Commander, Task Force 67, and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthal (T-AO 189) began participation in the French-led multilateral maritime exercise Polaris 21 in the Mediterranean Sea, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts flight operations with the French Navy during Exercise Polaris on Patrol 10, Nov. 23, 2021.

Destroyer Squadron 60 Chaplains Serve Surface Warriors
November 23, 2021 — The Navy is now assigning chaplains to every destroyer in the fleet to support the establishment and sustainment of resiliency for surface warriors, an initiative that hits close to home for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet... MORE

Vice Adm. Gene Black, Commander, U.S Sixth Fleet, left, speaks with chaplains assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60 during the DESRON 60 change of command in Rota, Spain, Aug. 10, 2021.

Welcome to the Mess: Selected, Tested, Accepted
November 22, 2021 — Seven first class petty officers from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and U.S. Sixth Fleet were pinned their gold-fouled anchors during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Chapel, Nov. 19, 2021... MORE

211119-N-GW139-1081 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (Nov. 19, 2021) Chief Logistics Specialist Kokou Gbekou, center, dons his cover during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony onboard U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples (NSA), Nov. 19, 2021. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enable U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Coffer)

U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Staffs Complete Operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
November 18, 2021 — The U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and embarked SIXTHFLT and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) staffs, returned to Gaeta, Italy, Nov. 18... MORE

Members of U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), commanded by Vice Adm. Gene Black, center, pose for a photo aboard the SIXTHFLT flagship, the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20).