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USS Roosevelt Brings New Capabilities to U.S. 6th Fleet
May 16, 2020 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived at its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, after conducting a regional patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) area of operations, May 16, 2020... MORE

Baltic Military Leaders Meet in Naples to Discuss Importance of Maritime Security
September 11, 2019 — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, Adm. James G. Foggo III, hosted a maritime security meeting in Naples, Italy, with Baltic Chiefs of Defense, Sept. 9-10, 2019... MORE

USS Carney Arrives in Odesa, Ukraine
June 30, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) arrived in Odesa, Ukraine, June 30, for a scheduled port visit as part of multinational exercise Sea Breeze 2019... MORE

Warship Named for Coast Guard WWII Vet, U.S. Naval Forces Staff Member
June 10, 2019 — The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named for a Coast Guard officer that served on the staff for the commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe during World War II... MORE

Ambassador to Russia, Naval Forces Europe Commander, view dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the Mediterranean
April 23, 2019 — U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Jon M. Huntsman Jr. and Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, observed dual carrier strike group (CSG) operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Mediterranean Sea... MORE

Adm. Foggo and U.S. Amb. to Russia Visit CSG

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis Rescues Two Fishermen in the Gulf of Guinea
March 15, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) conducted a rescue-at-sea of two fishermen, who were presumed dead, approximately 40 miles south of Sierra Leone in the Gulf of Guinea, March 14, 2019... MORE

VP-26 participates in Dynamic Manta 2019
March 13, 2019 — Sailors assigned to the “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 participated in exercise Dynamic Manta 2019 from Feb. 25 to March 7... MORE

USS Porter Arrives in Plymouth, England
March 9, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Plymouth, England, March 9, 2019 for a scheduled port visit marking the beginning of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) certification... MORE

Sixth Fleet Commander visits French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle
March 8, 2019 — The U.S. 6th Fleet commander, Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, at the invitation the operational commander for the Mediterranean, Vice Adm. Charles-Henri du Ché, visited the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle March 7, 2019 as the ship and its carrier strike group (CSG) began its long-planned deployment... MORE

Deputy Commander, DESRON 60, and Spanish Navy Commodore, MAR-41, Speak with Spanish Media
March 1, 2019 — Spanish navy Capt. Javiar Moreno, commodore of MAR-41, and Capt. Joseph Gagliano, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60, answered questions during a joint conducted media availability with the Spanish media outlet La Voz de Cadiz aboard the Spanish navy Santa Maria-class frigate ESPS Numancia (F-83) at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 6, 2019... MORE