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USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives in Valencia, Spain
August 11, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in Valencia, Spain for a scheduled port visit, August 10... MORE

USNS Trenton (T-EPF-5) arrives in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
August 10, 2022 — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF-5) arrived in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea for a scheduled port visit, August 8-10, 2022... MORE

USS Forrest Sherman arrives in Souda Bay, Crete for port visit
August 9, 2022 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, August 8, 2022... MORE

U.S. Navy Recovers F/A-18E from Mediterranean Sea
August 8, 2022 — On Aug. 3, the U.S. Navy successfully recovered the F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW 1), embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) that blew overboard due to unexpected heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea July 8, 2022... MORE

Kearsarge ARG-22nd MEU visits Baltic Sea allies and partners
August 5, 2022 — The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in multiple Baltic Sea ports for scheduled port visits to allied and partner nations, August 5, 2022... MORE

(August 5, 2022) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) enters port in Tallinn, Estonia for a scheduled port visit, August 5, 2022. USS Gunston Hall, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, 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. (Photo courtesy of Estonian Navy Lt. j.g. Aleksander Espenburg)

Task Force 65 and Destroyer Squadron 60 holds Change of Command ceremony
August 5, 2022 — Capt. Edward Sundberg relieved Capt. Kyle Gantt as commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60 and commander, Task Force (CTF) 65 during a waterfront ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, on Aug. 5, 2022. ... MORE

Vice Adm. Gene Black III, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, speaks during the Commander, Task Force (CTF) 65 change of command ceremony aboard USS Porter (DDG 78) as Capt. Ed Sundberg relieves Capt. Kyle Gantt as Commodore, CTF 65, Aug. 5, 2022.

U.S. Navy releases name of deceased Arleigh Burke Sailor
August 4, 2022 — The U.S. Navy identified the Sailor assigned to USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) lost overboard while operating in the Baltic Sea August 1, as North Carolina native Seaman Recruit David L. Spearman... MORE

The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transits the Chesapeake Bay on its way back into port. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair: Through a logistics lens
August 3, 2022 — NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella’s (NAVSUP FLCSI) logisticians and contracting specialists, along with their mission partners, coordinated the maintenance scheduling and procurement and delivery of repair parts for several ships assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), in July 2022... MORE

Pasquale Buono, a government contractor, performs maintenance aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during mid-deployment voyage repairs, July 12, 2022.

Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair: Through a maintenance lens
August 3, 2022 — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) and its mission partners conducted mid-deployment voyage repairs (MDVRs) throughout the U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) area of operations for ships in the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). In a demonstration of combined logistics and maintenance capability in theater, FDRMC, U.S. Sixth Fleet, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) and partners conducted comprehensive maintenance periods in Copenhagen, Denmark, Rijeka, Croatia and Brest, France in July 2022. ... MORE

220706-N-PC065-1057 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 6, 2022) – Yeoman 2nd Class Justin Jackson, from San Antonio, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), paints a deck inside the ship during preservation work for mid-deployment voyage repairs in Rijeka, Croatia, July 6, 2022. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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 John Bellino)

Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair: Through an ARG-MEU lens
August 3, 2022 — Ships from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), including flagship Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) concluded scheduled maintenance availability periods in Brest, France; Rijeka, Croatia; and Copenhagen and Kalundborg, Denmark, respectively, in July 2022... MORE

U.S. Marines and Sailors sort mail delivered to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while in port in Brest, France, July 5, 2022.