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One Team, One Fight - Progress Through Partnership
August 18, 2019 — “I joined to serve my country;” “me alisté en la armada para servir a mi país;” “alistei-me para servir o meu país;” “mi sono arruolato per servire la mia Patria.” It’s the answer scores of American Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen give when asked, “Why did you join the military?”... MORE

USS Porter departs Golcuk, Turkey
August 18, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Golcuk, Turkey, Aug. 18, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit as part of our continued Black Sea presence and support to our NATO allies and regional partners... MORE

USS Porter departs the Black Sea
August 18, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its southbound transit from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 18, 2019, after a scheduled port visit to Golcuk, Turkey, and conducting maritime security operations in the region... MORE

Seabees Set the Precedent Aboard USNS Carson City
August 17, 2019 — They’ve assembled an organized network of hoses, vacuum tubes, strainers, high pressure pumps, chlorine injectors, and storage bladders in the ship’s 20,000 square-foot, reconfigurable mission bay. The team of seven has operated in nonstop 12-hour shifts aboard the ship while others come and go on a myriad of military engagements with counterparts from African partner countries in each port. They work in high temperatures and emerge from their working area for chow breaks coated in the talcum powder they apply to their water storage bladders in the face of the hot, humid conditions that are the pinnacle of a West African summer... MORE

Civil Service Mariner Visits Home on Africa Partnership Station Deployment
August 17, 2019 — Military Sealift Command (MSC) Civil Service Mariner Abraham Asante, first engineer aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), reunited with his wife and family members during an Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment to the Gulf of Guinea in Tema, Ghana, July 24-26, 2019... MORE

MSC Civil Service Mariner Abraham Asante, first engineer of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), talks with an engineering team conducting rounds while standing bridge watch in support of the ship's Africa Partnership Station deployment.

USS Porter Visits Golcuk, Turkey
August 17, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Golcuk, Turkey, Aug. 16, 2019, for a scheduled port visit as part of our continued Black Sea presence and support to our regional partners... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) makes way to Golcuk, Turkey, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 16, 2019.

USS Donald Cook Hosts Reception for Operation Dragoon’s 75th Anniversary
August 17, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) hosted a reception on the flight deck to honor the sacrifices of the U.S., French and Allied Soldiers and Sailors who participated in Operation Dragoon on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of France, Aug. 15, 2019... MORE

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Chief of Staff Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Operation Dragoon
August 16, 2019 — U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Matthew A. Zirkle delivered remarks during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon at the Rhone American Cemetery, Aug. 16, 2019... MORE

Operation Dragoon Marks 75th Anniversary
August 15, 2019 — The city of Saint-Raphaël hosted three ceremonies honoring the sacrifices of the U.S., French, and Allied Soldiers and Sailors who participated in Operation Dragoon during WWII to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Southern France, Aug. 15, 2019... MORE

Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Presents Awards to EODMU 8
August 15, 2019 — Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, presented awards to Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODMU) 8 during an awards and quarters ceremony at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug 9, 2019. Accompanying Franchetti was Rear Adm. William J. Houston, deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 6th Fleet Command Master Chief Johannes J. Gonzalez... MORE