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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)

USS IWO JIMA Receives Replenishment-At-Sea
April 15, 2021 — Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), received replenishment-at-sea from Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), April 11, 2021... MORE

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit; USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

USS CARTER HALL CONDUCTS REPLENISHMENT-AT-SEA
April 15, 2021 — The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating within the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), April 12, 2021... MORE

Sailors assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) receive supplies from the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) during a replenishment-at-sea, April 12, 2021.

Iwo Jima ARG and 24th MEU Operates with NATO Allies and Partners in Sixth Fleet Area of Operations
April 14, 2021 — The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently operating with NATO Allies and partners in U.S. Sixth Fleet, April 14, 2021... MORE