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BALTOPS 50 Site For Experimental Mine Hunting Equipment
June 12, 2021 — Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region, has been underway since June 6, 2021... MORE

USS Laboon Enters Black Sea in Support of NATO Allies and Partners
June 11, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) entered the Black Sea on a routine patrol, June 11, 2021, while conducting multi-domain operations with a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft from Patrol Squadron VP-40 and NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)... MORE

USS Roosevelt Visits Gdynia, Poland
June 11, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Gdynia, Poland, for a scheduled port visit, June 11, 2021... MORE

18 Nations Conduct Multi-Lateral Combat Training During STRIKFORNATOS BALTOPS 50 Exercise
June 11, 2021 — Sixteen NATO Allies and two partner nations are operating together June 6th to 11th to conduct Combat Enhancement Training and Force Integration Training (CET-FIT) as part of the 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise. Participating nations will focus on real world safety and interoperability led by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO)... MORE

Patrol Squadron 40 Completes NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender
June 11, 2021 — The “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 operated two P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Naval Air Station Rota, Spain in the NATO-led Steadfast Defender 2021 Maritime Live Exercise from May 20-31, 2021. Two of the squadron’s 12 Combat Aircrews executed multiple flight events conducting multinational coordinated operations across anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare mission areas, building the squadron’s interoperability and tactical expertise in a multi-domain environment... MORE

Bombers support operations in the Baltic Sea
June 11, 2021 — U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, completed a mission within the international airspace in the Baltic region, June 7-9, 2021... MORE

Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet Visits Five Destroyers in Rota, Spain
June 11, 2021 — Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, visited five Arleigh-Burke guided-missile destroyers assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 65 during a visit to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, June 8, 2021... MORE

2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Trains with U.S. Allies and Partners During 50th BALTOPS Exercise
June 10, 2021 — A blur of troops in various military uniforms dart around a room buzzing with a growing, focused chatter. Their eyes race back and forth on gently rocking computer screens while they develop plans to guide a multinational, military team to complete an operation hundreds of miles away dispersed across land and sea, air and cyberspace... MORE

USS Laboon Conducts Port Visit in Souda Bay
June 9, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), an element of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, conducted a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece, June 3... MORE

Submariners, SEALS Join Forces on USS New Mexico
June 8, 2021 — Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) embarked members of the Navy Special Warfare community for scheduled interoperability exercises during a brief stop in Souda Bay June 4, 2021... MORE