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USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) Arrives in Dublin
August 26, 2023 — Sailors and Marines from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) arrived in Dublin for a regularly scheduled port visit, Aug. 25, 2023... MORE

Sailors and Marines man the rails as USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) makes a scheduled port visit to Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 25, 2023. Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26th MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in Antalya, Türkiye
August 25, 2023 — The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, arrived in Antalya, Türkiye for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 25, 2023... MORE

The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in Antalya, Türkiye for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 25, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Spears)

USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in Larnaca, Cyprus
August 25, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 25, 2023. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain, is on her fifth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in Larnaca, Cyprus for a scheduled port visit. Roosevelt is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.(U.S. Embassy Cyprus courtesy photo)

USS Mount Whitney arrives in Istanbul for visit focused on U.S. and Turkish NATO partnership
August 18, 2023 — The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Istanbul, Türkiye for a scheduled port visit on August 18, 2023... MORE

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) pulls into Istanbul, Türkiye.

USS Mount Whitney, U.S. Sixth Fleet support LSE23
August 17, 2023 — For the past two weeks, the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked Sixth Fleet staff conducted operations in the Mediterranean Sea while participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023... MORE

The Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), steams in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 14, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Africa Malaria Task Force focuses on new emerging threats from Africa’s top killer
August 15, 2023 — U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF), July 17-21, in Accra, Ghana... MORE

ACCRA, GHANA –– U.S. Army Col. Tom Eccles, United States Africa Command surgeon, identifies different mosquito species through a microscope with Deputy Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Baba Asabila, Ghana Police, at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.

Successful USS Normandy MDVR Keeps Ship Mission-Ready
August 10, 2023 — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) aboard USS Normandy (CG 60) Aug. 3, 2023. MDVRs are planned in-port maintenance periods that allow deployed U.S. ships to complete corrective and preventative maintenance that cannot be accomplished at sea... MORE

230729-N-LK647-1731 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 29, 2023) Milan Bista, a Rijeka shipyard worker from Nepal, sands a panel on the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during the ship’s mid-deployment maintenance period in Rijeka, Croatia, July 29, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)

USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) arrives in Narvik, Norway
August 8, 2023 — USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Narvik, Norway for a scheduled port visit to enhance the U.S.-Norway relationship and demonstrate our continued commitment to our NATO Allies and Partners on Aug. 5, 2023... MORE

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) conduct a Manning the Rails ceremony during their a port visit on their scheduled deployment in Narvik, Norway, August 5, 2023. The USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26th MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

USS Roosevelt arrives in Riga, Latvia
August 7, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Riga, Latvia, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 6, 2023. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain, is on her fifth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Riga, Latvia, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 6, 2023.

USS Florida conducts a brief logistics stop in Naples, Italy
August 4, 2023 — The Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrived in the Bay of Naples for a regularly scheduled visit August 4, 2023... MORE

230804-N-ZV473-1021 NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 4, 2023) The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) conducts a brief logistics stop in the Bay of Naples, in Naples, Italy, Aug. 4, 2023. The stop demonstrates the strength of the U.S.-Italy partnership as the two nations continue working together for a secure, stable & prosperous Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emily Casavant)