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African Lion 21 exercise begins with 7,800 troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal
June 8, 2021 — African Lion, U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint annual exercise, kicks off in Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal for its 17th iteration June 7... MORE

VP-40 Conducts Harpoon Launch during Joint Missile Defense Exercise
June 8, 2021 — The “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron FOUR ZERO (VP-40) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-4 using two Air to Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge near Andøya Space Defense, Norway during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS), May 31, 2021... MORE

Exercise BALTOPS 50 kicks off today
June 6, 2021 — The 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 50) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, kicks off today, June 6... MORE

USS Roosevelt Visits Gdynia, Poland prior to BALTOPS 50
June 5, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Gdynia, Poland alongside other NATO ships prior to the start of BALTOPS 50, June 5, 2021. ... MORE

At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 Concludes
June 4, 2021 — (June 4, 2021) – At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS), the largest live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) exercise in 2021 led by U.S. Sixth Fleet and conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), concluded June 2, 2021... MORE

210520-N-CJ510-1238 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 20, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and At Sea Demo/Formidable Shield participating nations’ ships sail in formation, May 20, 2021. At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, is a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise that improves Allied interoperability using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Rumple/Released)

USS Ross Conducts Live Fire Missile Exercise
June 4, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) fired a Standard Missile – 2 (SM-2) at a subsonic sea skimming target during a Live Fire With a Purpose exercise (LFWAP), June 1, 2021, proving the ship is capable of air defense in a maritime environment... MORE

USS Mount Whitney Visits Oslo, Norway
June 3, 2021 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) made a scheduled logistics stop to Oslo, Norway, June 1, 2021... MORE

USS Laboon Conducts Port Visit in Souda Bay
June 3, 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

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) sails in the Sea of Crete, May 28, 2021.

VP-4 Successfully Employs Harpoon during Joint Missile Defense Exercise
June 2, 2021 — Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-40 using two Air to Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge off the coast of Norway during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS), May 31, 2021... MORE

Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducts a coordinated missile launch with VP-40.

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Targets
June 1, 2021 — As part of the ongoing At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range, May 26 and May 30, 2021... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) successfully fired a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor to engage a ballistic missile target during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, May 26, 2021.