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VP 9 Search and Rescue Kit Loading Training
April 21, 2021 — Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 “Golden Eagles” held a search and rescue (SAR) UNI-PAC II Air-Drop Survival Kit loading demonstration for the Royal Air Force (RAF) CXX Squadron, April 15, 2020. The VP-9 Aviation Ordnance team went through all the steps teaching the RAF team how to properly load and install the SAR kit on the P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft... MORE

USS San Antonio Arrives At Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport For Maintenance And Logistics
April 21, 2021 — The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) arrived at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport (HMNB Devonport) for a maintenance and logistics stop, April 18, 2021... MORE

USS San Antonio (LPD 17) departs from Gdynia, Poland. USS San Antonio, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, homeported in Norfolk, is participating in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2015. BALTOPS is an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve of Allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region.

24th MEU, First to Deploy from East Coast with HIMARS
April 21, 2021 — The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) 2021 deployment cycle brings with it a capability not yet employed by an East Coast MEU. In addition to the more traditional assets allocated to the MEU as it composited ground, logistics, and aviation combat elements in September 2020, the crisis response force was also assigned a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) detachment... MORE

A loadmaster assigned to 352d Special Operations Wing assists marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in off-loading a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) onto an MC-130J Commando II at RAF Mildenhall on March 25, 2021 during low-visibility, night training.

U.S Coast Guard conducts port visit to Naples, Italy
April 20, 2021 — The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) arrived in Naples, Italy, for a routine logistics visit, April 20, 2021... MORE

UK Minister of Armed Forces and Chargé d’Affairs welcomed on USS Iwo Jima
April 20, 2021 — The U.K. Minister of Armed Forces and the U.S. Chargé d’Affairs from London visited the USS Iwo Jima, flagship of the IWO Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the Celtic Sea, April 12, 2021... MORE

The Honorable James Heappey, center, United Kingdom Minister of Armed Forces, tours the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 12, 2021. Iwo Jima is operating in the Celtic Sea with Amphibious Squadron 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
April 19, 2021 — The U.S. continues to partner with G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger), French forces, and other international partners to fight against violent extremism across the Sahel... MORE

USS Carter Hall arrives at Plymouth, England
April 17, 2021 — The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), arrived at Plymouth, England for a maintenance and logistics stop, April 17, 2021... MORE

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PLYMOUTH, England (April 17, 2021) Retail Specialist Seaman Jeffrey Salgado, left, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Preston Short, both assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), man an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a sea and anchor evolution, April 17, 2021. Carter Hall is operating in the Atlantic Ocean with Amphibious Squadron 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sawyer Connally)

Destroyer Squadron 60 Embarks USS Roosevelt (DDG 80)
April 16, 2021 — Capt. Joseph Gagliano, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 60 (DESRON 60) and Commander, Task Force 65 (CTF 65), embarked the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), April 14, 2021... MORE

210415-N-CJ510-0226 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), front, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) sail in formation, April 15, 2021. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its second patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Joshua Kautzman)

USS SAN ANTONIO Conducts Gun Shoot Training
April 16, 2021 — The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) conducted a live-fire exercise, April 1, 2021... MORE

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Evans, right, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Dylan Harris assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) watches as Evans reloads a M-2 .50 caliber machine gun on the ship's flight deck, April 1, 2021.

A Sailors Life: “I Would Do It All Over Again”
April 15, 2021 — Retiring from the military is an accomplishment that signifies a career coming to an end, but also a continued calling to serve one’s country. Aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), currently stationed in U.S. Sixth Fleet, there is one Sailor who is ready to hang up his Dixie cup... MORE

210415-N-GW139-1017 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 1, 2021) Yeoman 1st Class Jordan McCurely works on administrative duties onboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), March 1, 2021.Hershel “Woody” Williams is homeported in Souda Bay, Greece, and conducts AFRICOM missions in the Mediterranean and the waters around East, South, and West Africa to include the Gulf of Guinea, operating with regional partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/ Released)