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U.S. 6th Fleet Commander Reviews Navy Basic Training Graduation
October 25, 2019 — Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F), served as reviewing officer at the graduation of the Navy’s newest enlisted Sailors at Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Great Lakes, Oct. 25, 2019... MORE

USS Porter departs Batumi, Georgia
October 25, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Batumi, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit as part of the Navy’s continued Black Sea presence and support to our NATO allies and regional partners... MORE

CNO Meets Naples Sailors, Highlights Readiness, Importance of Free, Open Maritime Commons
October 19, 2019 — Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Oct. 18, to meet with forward deployed Sailors in the region and listen to their concerns... MORE

Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Embarks USS Florida in Mediterranean
October 17, 2019 — Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, embarked the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) during routine operations in the Mediterranean, Oct. 15-16, 2019... MORE

USS Florida underway in the Mediterranean Sea.

USS Donald Cook Completes FOST
October 9, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed from Plymouth, England to continue its 9th patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations after completing Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), Oct. 3, 2019... MORE

US Joins NATO Navies in Portugal to Experiment with Emerging Technologies in Unmanned Maritime Systems
September 30, 2019 — U.S, European Navy and NATO partners, completed the first Recognized Environmental Picture augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems REP (MUS) experimentation exercise hosted by the Portuguese Navy in territorial waters near Lisbon, Sept. 11-27, 2019... MORE

Military Sealift Command’s Top Leader Visits USS Mount Whitney
September 20, 2019 — Christopher D. Thayer, U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) director, ship management, visited the U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Sept. 19, 2019... MORE

Navy Leaders discuss Great Power Competition, Operations during All Hands Call in Naples
September 19, 2019 — Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (CNE-CNA), and CNE-CNA Fleet Master Chief Derrick Walters held an all-hands call with Sailors and civilians at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Sept. 18, 2019... MORE

U.S. Navy Expeditionary Units Participate in Exercise Northern Coasts 2019
September 19, 2019 — Teams from U.S. Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 deployed from commander, Task Force 68 out of Rota, Spain, and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia, participated in the annual multinational exercise Northern Coasts 2019, Sept. 4-19, 2019... MORE

Effective Mine Countermeasure Training at Exercise Northern Coasts 2019
September 16, 2019 — A platoon from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 deployed from Task Force 68 out of Rota, Spain, and a team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia, are working together during exercise Northern Coasts 2019 to quickly neutralize maritime mine threats and validate the integration of unmanned maritime systems (UMS) and EOD forces at all levels... MORE