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U.S. Navy Kicks Off Large-Scale Exercise 2021
August 4, 2021 — Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe commenced Large-Scale Exercise 2021 in the USFF, PACFLT, and NAVEUR areas of responsibility, today... MORE

HMS Queen Elizabeth and USS The Sullivans with the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group joined ships with NATO Standing Maritime Groups One and Two for an impressive display of maritime power in the Eastern Atlantic on 28 May 2021.

USS Mount Whitney Departs Croatia for Large Scale Exercise 2021
August 2, 2021 — The U.S. Sixth Fleet flag ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and U.S. Sixth Fleet staff departed Split, Croatia, after a port visit July 30 – August 2, 2021, a day before the start of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021... MORE

Sailors stand small craft assault team watch aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship gets underway from Split, Croatia, August 2, 2021. Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.

Bridging the gap between maritime security and law enforcement
July 30, 2021 — From narcotics, to human trafficking, to financial crimes, military operations at sea seeks to counteract a wide range of criminal activity. Discovered evidence can have different purposes but, if it’s not handled correctly by visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) teams, the prospects of a successful criminal investigation and prosecution are compromised. ... MORE

(July 30, 2021) Tiago Zanella, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Law of the Sea expert, discusses maritime law during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Liberia
July 30, 2021 — The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Monrovia, Liberia for a scheduled port visit, July 28... MORE

The expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) participates in a photo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 20, 2020.

USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Croatia
July 30, 2021 — The U.S. Sixth Fleet flag ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and staff arrived in Split, Croatia, for a port visit on July 30, 2021, before kicking off Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021... MORE

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and staff make port in Split, Croatia, July 30, 2021. Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.

Sink or Swim: Bringing Water Survival to Cutlass Express 21
July 29, 2021 — From far away, a 30 ft. diving platform doesn’t look that intimidating. The rigid concrete tower extends at different heights over the deep end of the pool. It’s similar to what you see at the Olympics, except when you jump off these platforms, the reward doesn’t end with a medal, but you do gain the inner confidence of water survival... MORE

(July 28, 2021) A Mozambique Sailor jumps off a high dive as part of water survival training during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 28, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

SeaVision: Improving Maritime Domain Awareness During Cutlass Express
July 29, 2021 — Military service members and government representatives from 15 countries are working together during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 to improve maritime domain awareness (MDA), to better perceive and combat maritime threats, and improve operational efficiency off the coastal waters of East Africa... MORE

(July 27, 2021) David Rollo, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa maritime domain awareness program manager, provides the joint operations center personnel with a brief on SeaVision during exercise Cutlass Express 2021, in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

U.S. Sixth Fleet Vice Commander attends Bilateral Signing in Seychelles
July 27, 2021 — Rear Adm. Jeffrey Spivey, director, Maritime Partnership Program, U.S Naval Forces Europe-Africa, vice commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, attended the official signing of the bilateral agreement between the United States and Seychellois Governments on Countering Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations in conjunction with exercise Cutlass Express 21 on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at the Independence House Annex in Seychelles... MORE

(July 27, 2021) Rear Adm. Jeffrey Spivey, director, Maritime Partnership Program, U.S Naval Forces Europe-Africa, left, U.S. Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thom Kohl, center left, and Seychelles Minister for Internal Affairs, Errol Fonseka, attends the official signing of the bilateral agreement between the United States and Seychellois Governments on Countering Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations in conjunction with exercise Cutlass Express 21, July 27, 2021 at the Independence House Annex in Seychelles. This is the first bilateral maritime Agreement between the United States and an East African country.

Mount Whitney and Sixth Fleet underway for LSE
July 27, 2021 — USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked Sixth Fleet staff sailed from Gaeta to prepare for Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, July 27... MORE

Sailors shift colors aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship and embarked U.S. Sixth Fleet staff get underway from Gaeta, Italy, in preparation for Large Scale Exercise, July 27, 2021. Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.

The Multinational, Maritime Exercise Cutlass Express 21 Begins in Mombasa
July 27, 2021 — Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, North America, and several international organizations began the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2021 (CE21) with an opening ceremony held at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 26, 2021... MORE

(July 26, 2021) Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Cutlass Express 2021 held at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 26, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.