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Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 launches across East Africa
February 10, 2025 — VICTORIA, Seychelles – Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 will take place throughout East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean from Feb. 10-21, 2025... MORE

Truman Strike Group Units Arrive in Greece for Port Visit
February 6, 2025 — SOUDA BAY, Greece – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and its embarked air wing and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay for a working port visit Feb. 6 following two months of combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility... MORE

USS Mount Whitney Holds Change of Command
January 31, 2025 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) held a change of command at its homeport in Gaeta, Italy, January 31... MORE

Capt. Colin Price, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), salutes Capt. Matthew Kiser, during a change of command ceremony. Mount Whitney, forward deployed from Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners in the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The fleet operates in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

USS Bulkeley returns home after 5 and a half month patrol
December 20, 2024 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returned home Friday after a five and a half month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returned to Rota, Spain, Dec. 20, 2023, after a five-and-a-half-month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

USS Arleigh Burke Change of Command
December 19, 2024 — Guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Rota, Dec. 19, 2024... MORE

Guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Rota, Dec. 19, 2024. Cmdr. Tyrchra Bowman was relieved by Cmdr. Ethan Reber as the commanding officer of USS Arleigh Burke, in a ceremony attended by distinguished visitors, guests, and crew.

USS Arleigh Burke returns home after 4-month patrol
December 9, 2024 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned home Dec. 7 after a four-month patrol, its fifth since shifting homeport to Rota... MORE

Seaman Gen Repatacodo removes the chains from a MH-60R from Helicopter Maritime Squadron 79 during flight operations aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), Oct. 21, 2024

U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania Holds Change of Command Ceremony
December 6, 2024 — Cmdr. Robert Foster relieved Cmdr. Matthew Iwanczuk as U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO) commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Dec. 4... MORE

Cmdr. Robert Foster (left), incoming U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO) commanding officer, shakes hands with Cmdr. Matthew Iwanczuk (right), outgoing commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Dec. 4, 2024.

U.S. Maritime Security Cooperation and Attaché Symposium concludes in Naples, Italy
December 5, 2024 — U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) hosted the U.S. Maritime Security Cooperation and Attaché Symposium (USMSCAS), an annual symposium hosting more than 80 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps attachés, Personnel Exchange Program Officers, and U.S. 6th Fleet liaison officers stationed throughout Europe and Africa, from Dec. 3-5, 2024, in Naples, Italy... MORE

Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), and Rear Adm. Patrick Hayden, Director, Maritime Headquarters for NAVEUR-NAVAF, gather with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps attachés, Personnel Exchange Program Officers, and U.S. 6th Fleet liaison officers stationed throughout Europe and Africa at the 2024 U.S. Maritime Security Cooperation and Attaché Symposium in Naples, Italy, Dec. 3, 2024.

USS Wasp Amphibious Readiness Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar
November 30, 2024 — The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG) and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) successfully completed their transit through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 23, 2024, marking a significant milestone in their deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations... MORE

Exercise Phoenix Express 2024 Concludes in Tunisia
November 15, 2024 — U.S. 6th Fleet and Tunisian Naval Forces hosted the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express, concluding the 19th iteration of Phoenix Express on November 15, 2024... MORE

U.S. Navy Capt. Harish Patel, Phoenix Express 2024 exercise director, delivers opening remarks during the closing ceremony for Phoenix Express 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 15, 2024.