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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 Trains in Arctic Conditions During ICEX 202
April 14, 2021 — A small detail of 11 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 received first-hand construction experience operating in below-freezing conditions during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2021 at Thule Air Base (AB), Greenland... MORE

Underwater Construction Team 1 Conducts Arctic Training in Greenland
April 14, 2021 — High above the Arctic Circle, surrounded by thousands of miles of ice and snow, Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 went to work. While the nation’s adversaries continually look to the Arctic as a new gray zone battleground, the Naval Construction Force (NCF) proved they can operate there, too... MORE

Naval Construction Group 2 Conducts Arctic Training Event in Greenland
April 14, 2021 — In an effort to bolster the development of the Naval Construction Force’s (NCF) Arctic capabilities, Naval Construction Group (NCG) 2 hosted the first NCF-lead Arctic Training, Testing, and Evaluation exercise at Thule Air Base (AB) in Greenland... MORE

UCT 1, Naval Construction Battalion 1, Thule Air Base, Greenland

U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Conduct First Stop in U.S. Sixth Fleet
April 14, 2021 — The Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753), the flagship of the Coast Guard’s fleet, with the Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142), completed a stop for fuel at Naval Station Rota, April 14, 2021... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard; USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753)

NAVSUP, mission partners support IKE CSG’s preparation for Operation Inherent Resolve
April 14, 2021 — The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) is a multiplatform team of ships, aircraft and more than 5,000 Sailors, capable of carrying out a wide variety of missions around the globe. It brings multi-mission capable platforms to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations with strike, ballistic missile defense, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities... MORE

210307-N-YD547-2029 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2021) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), left, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the fast-combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), center, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), in the Atlantic Ocean, March 7, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trent P. Hawkins/Released)

Grey Knights Develop Sicilian Tutor and Mentorship Programs
April 14, 2021 — The Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 “Grey Knights” demonstrated their selfless nature by volunteering to tutor students in the English language at two local schools: Instituto Comprensivo Gaetano Ponte (Palagonia Middle School), and Instituto Alberghiero G. Falcone Succursale (Riposto Hotel Management High School)... MORE

210304-N-VH871-1536 SIGONELLA, Italy (March 4, 2021) Sailors assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, assist Italian middle schoolers with their English proficiency as part of a community relations project, March 4, 2021. VP-46 is currently forward-deployed to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 67, responsible for tactical control of deployed maritime patrol and reconnaissance squadrons throughout Europe and Africa. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts a full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national security interests and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Ingram/ Released)

USS Roosevelt Conducts Replenishment-at-Sea
April 12, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducted a scheduled replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), April 9, 2021... MORE

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) handle line during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), April 9, 2021.

USS Arleigh Burke, Newest FDNF ship, arrives in homeport Rota, Spain
April 12, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces- Europe destroyer, April 11, 2021... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), arrives at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Apr. 11, 2021.

Sixth Fleet Conducts Multi-Domain Anti-Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic Ocean
April 9, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), Virginia-class attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN-792), a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Black Toro in the north Atlantic Ocean, April 2-7, 2021... MORE

Leadership Development Returns to NSA Naples
April 9, 2021 — How do I become a leader? This is a question that E-6 and below Sailors may ask themselves throughout the course of their career. How does a Sailor make the jump from working with their peers to leading them? Leadership is often said to be one of the most important skills a Sailor needs for success in the Navy but past attempts at leadership training have fallen short of the mark. ... MORE