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USS Porter en route to the Black Sea
June 17, 2020 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its northbound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea June 17, to conduct maritime security operations and enhance regional maritime stability, combined readiness, and naval capability with our NATO allies and partners in the region... MORE

The Multinational Maritime Exercise BALTOPS 20 Concludes
June 16, 2020 — Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) concludes Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 20, the premiere annual maritime-focused U.S. European Command exercise in the Baltic region, June 16... MORE

BALTIC SEA (June 8, 2020) Ships from nations participating in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020 sail in formation while in the Baltic Sea, June 8, 2020. The ships pictured are (in alphabetical order by home nation): the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), the German Navy Bremen-class frigate FGS Luebeck (F214), the German Navy Rhone-Class replenishment oiler FGS Rhoen (A1443), the Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Otto Suerdrup (F312), the U.S. Navy Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), and the U.S. Navy Supply-class fast-combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6). BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 49th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. (Photo courtesy of the German Navy)

CSG 8 Holds Change of Command Ceremony
June 16, 2020 — Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 8 held a change of command ceremony in Naples, Italy, June 16, 2020... MORE

200616-N-DF478-0083 NAPLES, Italy (June 16, 2020) – Rear Adm. Anthony C. Carullo delivers remarks after relieving Rear Adm. William J. Houston as Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 8 during a change of command ceremony in Naples, Italy, June 16, 2020. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Marvin E. Thompson Jr.)

Bataan Changes Command
June 16, 2020 — Capt. Bryan K. Carmichael relieved Capt. Gregory J. Leland as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Tuesday, June 16, during a change of command ceremony in the Mediterranean Sea. ... MORE

Mount Whitney flexes communication abilities during BALTOPS 2020
June 13, 2020 — On Jan. 16, 1971, the second of two U.S. Navy Blue Ridge-class command and control ships was commissioned. At the time, she joined her sister ship, USS Blue Ridge, as having the most advanced communications suites ever assembled, 30 percent larger than the previous owner of that title, the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), itself 40 percent larger as a whole than Mount Whitney... MORE

USNS Supply Plays Critical Role in Exercise with 19 NATO Allies
June 12, 2020 — Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) is participating in the 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise, June 7-16, with 19 NATO allies and partner nations... MORE

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), middle, and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337) sail in formation while participating in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020 in the Baltic Sea, June 8, 2020.

Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Expands its Maritime Operational Capabilities
June 9, 2020 — Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) executes Baltic Operations 2020 (BALTOPS 20) from its newly functional Joint Operations Center (JOC)... MORE

Podcast E18: 21st Century Navy Facing the Future
June 9, 2020 — In the 18th episode of “On the Horizon: Navigating the European and African Theaters,” Mr. Jim “Hondo” Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisitions, joined Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) to discuss present and future technologies that will help the Navy face any adversary or challenge... MORE

Exercise BALTOPS 2020 kicks off today
June 7, 2020 — The 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, kicks off today, June 7, in the Baltic Sea... MORE

USS Donald Cook Sailors Complete Marine Corps “Historic Half” Marathon
June 5, 2020 — Three USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) Sailors completed the annual Marine Corps “Historic Half” Marathon at sea, May 17, 2020... MORE

Donald Cook Sailors Run USMC "Historic Half" Marathon