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USS Porter Hosts Friends and Family Cruise
March 26, 2018 — The Arleigh-Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) hosted more than 100 guests for a friends and family day cruise that included tours of the ship, gun demonstrations, and a steel beach picnic, March 26... MORE

USS Ross Begins Flag Officer Sea Training
March 26, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) began Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), March 26, 2018. FOST is headquartered at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport in the United Kingdom and delivers operational training across all disciplines for the Royal Navy and other NATO affiliated navies... MORE

Iwo Jima, 26th MEU Plant Seeds of Friendship in Cyprus
March 22, 2018 — Thirty Sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) visited the Agios Stephanos Foundation as part of a community relations (COMRELs) event in Limassol, Cyprus, March 20... MORE

Obangame Express 2018 Begins
March 21, 2018 — Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, North and South America and several regional and international organizations began the multinational maritime exercise Obangame Express March 21, 2018... MORE

Obangame Express 2018 Concludes in Tema, Ghana
March 21, 2018 — The Ghanaian portion of Exercise Obangame Express 2018 (OE18) concluded today in Tema, Ghana, with a closing ceremony... MORE

Oak Hill, 26th MEU Complete Port Visit to Batumi, Georgia
March 20, 2018 — The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) completed a three-day port visit to Batumi, Georgia, March 20... MORE

Iwo Jima Sailors, 26th MEU Marines Baptized in Jordan River
March 17, 2018 — Fifty-eight Sailors and Marines embarked aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) were baptized in the Jordan River during a port visit to Haifa, Israel, March 17... MORE

Oak Hill completes Romanian-led exercise Spring Storm
March 15, 2018 — The Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed the Romanian-led exercise, Spring Storm 2018 (SS18), March 15, in Capu Midia, Romania... MORE

NMCB 11 Advanced Party Arrives in Cameroon
March 14, 2018 — Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 deployed from Gulfport, Mississippi, in February 2018 to Douala, Cameroon, to support an exercise related construction project... MORE

Iwo Jima, 26th MEU conducts port visit in Haifa
March 14, 2018 — The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and components of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Haifa, Israel, March 14, to conduct a port visit after participating in the previously scheduled exercise Juniper Cobra 2018 (JC18)... MORE