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Modern Trenches, Modern Threats: Combat Engineering in the Drone Age
June 13, 2025 — As part of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2025, U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), and Latvian Army engineers are constructing a fortified trench network designed for survivability in a drone-contested battlespace. The project serves both as a realistic rehearsal and a proof of concept for how modern combat engineers support maneuverability, concealment, and endurance in multi-domain operations... MORE

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Construction Battalion 14 and Marines assigned to 8th Engineering Support Battalion conduct trench reinforcement training to increase combat engineering capabilities during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25), June 6, 2025, in Skrunda, Latvia.

USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) Completes Patrol with Newly Awarded Combat Action Ribbon
June 10, 2025 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of operations... MORE

Families greet and celebrate the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin’s (DDG 79) return to Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 10, 2025.

Allied engineers reinforce Baltic shoreline during BALTOPS 25
June 10, 2025 — U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO allies joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25)... MORE

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) 14 and Latvian service members with Kurzemes 4th Brigade Engineering Unit clear debris in preparation for a portable boat ramp installation during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25), June 9, 2025, in Liepaja, Latvia.

Polish Helicopter Conducts Deck Landing Qualification Aboard USS Mount Whitney During BALTOPS 25
June 9, 2025 — A Polish Special Operations Squadron successfully completed a deck landing qualification (DLQ) aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 8, during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25... MORE

Polish Mi-17 twin-turbine, medium-lift transport helicopter pilots conduct deck landing qualifications aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during exercise Baltic Operations 25 (BALTOPS 25) in Klaipeda, Lithuania, June 8, 2025.

Exercise Sea Breeze 25-1 Kicks off in Romania
June 9, 2025 — U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, along with land forces from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Türkiye and Ukraine kicked off Sea Breeze 25-1 in Smardan Range, Romania... MORE

Sailors Remembered: U.S. Naval Forces Europe Wraps D-Day 81 Events Honoring U.S. and Allied Maritime Sacrifice
June 6, 2025 — U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) concluded its week-long commemoration of the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, June 6, 2025. NAVEUR’s D-Day 81 commemoration aligned with the Navy's 250th birthday year, a milestone celebrating the U.S. Navy’s enduring commitment to service and community. ... MORE

Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), delivered remarks at the Lone Sailor Ceremony in Utah Beach, France during the 81st commemoration of the D-Day landings, June 5, 2025.

BALTOPS 25 begins in the Baltic Sea region
June 3, 2025 — Sixteen NATO allies, more than 40 ships, 25 aircraft and approximately 9,000 personnel began the 54th iteration of Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS 25, with the start of the pre-sail conference, June 3, in the Baltic Sea region... MORE

Sixteen NATO allies, more than 40 ships, 25 aircraft and approximately 9,000 personnel began the 54th iteration of Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS 25, June 5 in the Baltic Sea region.

Two U.S. Navy DDGs Successfully Engage SRBM and MRBM during exercise Formidable Shield 2025
May 22, 2025 — U.S. 6th Fleet Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) conducted two separate live-fire events as part of exercise At Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 25. U.S. Navy destroyers are equipped with the Aegis weapons systems designed for ballistic missile defense... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), launches a Standard Missile 3 to intercept a ballistic missile during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025.

U.S. 6th Fleet Staff embarks USS Mount Whitney in Atlantic Ocean
May 21, 2025 — U.S. 6th Fleet conducted a staff embark on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) from May 15-22, 2025... MORE

U.S. 6th Fleet conducted a staff embark on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) from May 15-22, 2025.

USS Forrest Sherman Visits Port of Algiers
May 20, 2025 — The USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) visited Algiers on a port visit this week. The three-day visit demonstrated the ongoing friendship and security cooperation between the U.S. and Algeria, building off prior port visit stopovers in Algiers and Oran in 2023 by the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5)... MORE