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USS Roosevelt (DDG80) Begins Second FDNF-E Patrol
March 29, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, to begin its second Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, March 29, 2021... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returns to Naval Station Rota, Spain, after a scheduled underway, May 16, 2020. Roosevelt, named in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor, is the first Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer stationed in Rota, providing the ability to deploy with two embarked Lamps MK III MH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters.

Exercise Obangame Express 2021 concludes
March 29, 2021 — Obangame Express 2021, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa, ended its 10th iteration with a celebratory closing ceremony in Accra, Ghana, March 27, 2021. ... MORE

Leadership from participating countries pose for a group photo following the closing ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express in Accra, Ghana, March 27, 2021.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Hosts Visit for U.S. AFRICOM, Tunisian Defense and U.S. Sixth Fleet Leadership
March 27, 2021 — U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S Sixth Fleet Commander, Vice Adm. Gene Black, Tunisian Ministry of Defense Chief of Cabinet, Abdelhak Khemiri, Tunisian Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Adm. Adel Jehane; and Tunisian Air Force Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Hajem visited the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier, to discuss joint efforts to enhance Tunisia’s maritime security, March 25, 2021... MORE

Gen. Stephen Townsend, Commander, United States Africa Command, observes flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in the Mediterranean Sea, March 25, 2021.

U.S. and partner nations attend a virtual symposium during Exercise Obangame Express
March 27, 2021 — During the final week of Exercise Obangame Express, leaders from around the world participated in a four-day virtual Senior Leadership Symposium facilitated by the U.S. Naval War College, March 23-26, 2021... MORE

Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Spivey, director, Maritime Partnership Program, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet, front third from the left, and Rear Adm. Issah Yakubu, Ghana Chief of Naval Staff, front center, pose for a photo at the Ghana Naval Headquarters in Accra, Ghana, during Exercise Obangame Express, March 25, 2021.

U.S. Navy USS Mount Whitney Donates COVID Supplies to host-city Gaeta, Italy
March 27, 2021 — On behalf of the crew of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Capt. David Pollard, commanding officer of Mount Whitney, presented critical medical equipment and supplies to a local hospital in Gaeta, Italy, assisting in the resupply of depleted stocks after heavy demand during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis... MORE

Capt. David Pollard, Commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney, and Cosmo Mitrano, mayor of Gaeta, Italy, pose for a photo during a medical supplies donation to Gaeta, Italy on behalf of the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, March 26, 2021.

Sailors Attend a Maritime Security Conference During Exercise Obangame Express
March 25, 2021 — U.S. Navy Reservists attended a maritime security conference in PramPram, Ghana focused on the legal framework underlying the maritime security strategies developed for the Gulf of Guinea... MORE

Obangame Express 2021; U.S. Navy Reservists

USS Monterey Concludes Black Sea Operations
March 24, 2021 — The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) transited from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, concluding its recent Black Sea operations and its participation in the Romanian-led exercise Sea Shield 2021, March 24, 2021... MORE

USS Monterey Conducts Port Visit in Romania
March 24, 2021 — The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) conducted a two day port visit in Romania, March 22-23, 2021 as part of their mission to conduct presence operations in the Black Sea region and participate in the Romanian-led exercise Sea Shield 2021... MORE

210323-N-WQ732-3010 CONSTANTA, Romania (March 23, 2021) Sailors man the rails as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) departs Constanta, Romania, March 23, 2021. Monterey is operating with the IKE Carrier Strike Group on a routine 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 Chelsea Palmer/Released)

Roosevelt begins Mobility Air Qualifications
March 24, 2021 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) began Mobility Air Qualifications (MOB-A) with embarked Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 79.1 the week of March 15, 2021... MORE

A MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, attached to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, departs the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), March 23, 2021.

Greek Prime Minister visits USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Souda Bay
March 23, 2021 — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other Greek officials visited the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, flagship of the IKE Carrier Strike Group, during a scheduled port visit in Souda Bay, Greece, March 23, 2021... MORE