Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Story Archive
Son Honors Father's Legacy During Burial at Sea (21 March 2013)
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducted a burial at sea for 11 Sailors, one Marine and one civilian, March 19.
USS Farragut Receives Battle "E" (22 March 2013)
USS Farragut (DDG 99) Sailors painted four "E"s on the ship's bridge while moored in Funchal, Portugal, March 20, in recognition of the command recently being awarded the Battle "E" for 2012.
Naples Hosts Women's History Month Symposium (27 March 2013)
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa multicultural heritage committee hosted a National Women's History Month symposium in the Capodichino theater, March 26.
Coast Guard and Navy personnel from Cape Verde, United Kingdom and the United States took part in a maritime law enforcement engagement in coordination with Cape Verde's maritime operations center (MOC), March 16-24.
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and members of Cameroon's Battalion d'Intervention Rapide (BIR) completed the second of two community health outposts for villages in Cameroon, March 21.
French, Italian and U.S. Military Coordinate Rescue (1 April 2013)
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) Personnel Recovery team, aircrewmen assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67, assisted in a rescue of approximately 40 people adrift in a 15-meter inflatable boat in the Mediterranean Sea, 35 miles north of the Libyan coast, March 27.
Leaders from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. 6th Fleet and the Libyan navy and coast guard, met to discuss maritime security in Naples, Italy, April 3-4.
U.S. and Cameroonian forces wrapped up the last of three consecutive bi-lateral civil-military engagements with the conclusion of a combined health outreach April 5.
Multinational Planners Ensure Successful Exercise (12 April 2013)
Representatives from 10 nations met to plan the 41st Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) at the naval base in Kiel, Germany, April 9-11.
The U.S. 6th Fleet flag ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) completed a two-month maintenance period at San Giorgio del Porto shipyard, April 15.
Sailors and civilian maritime professionals from Europe, Africa and the United States discussed objectives and activities for Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 (CE13) during the first of three planning conferences, April 16-19.
Belgian Ship Assists Africa Partnership Station (19 April 2013)
Twenty Benin service members received course completion certificates April 19 after completing a boarding team operations course onboard the Belgian navy command and logistical support ship BNS Godetia (A960).
USS Mahan Sailors Volunteer in Souda Bay (26 April 2013)
Sailors stationed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) participated in a community engagement project in a Souda Bay-area village during their port visit April 14.
U.S., Nigerian Medical Personnel Exchange Best Practices (26 April 2013)
U.S. and Nigerian medical personnel conducted a medically-focused subject matter exchange at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), April 22-26.
USS Monterey Completes Port Visit to Livorno, Italy (29 April 2013)
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) departed Livorno, Italy April 26, after a three-day port visit.