24 June 2021 Fleet Master Chief Hosts Senior Enlisted Symposium NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy - U.S Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Fleet Master Chief Derrick A. Walters hosted a Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSEL) Leadership Symposium in Naples, Italy, June 15, 2021.
24 June 2021 U.S., India Elevate Combined Joint Maritime Training with Multi-Axis Integration INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Navy and Indian armed forces again joined together to conduct integrated sea and air engagements off the coast of India, June 23-24.
24 June 2021 CARAT Series 2021 Commences, Elevating Maritime Security Partnerships with U.S., Sri Lanka, Japan TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of partner nations commenced with CARAT Sri Lanka, June 24.
23 June 2021 Secrets Revealed in a Grain of Dust from the Moon Leads to Geologist’s Award WASHINGTON - Lunar samples of dust particles and rock have been brought back to Earth for more than half a century, ever since Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969. NRL geologist Kate Burgess used samples from the Apollo 17 mission during her microscopic research
23 June 2021 Game On! NPS’ Wargaming Week Ties Tactics, Strategy to Improve Defense Planning MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) just took on some of the nation’s most critical national security issues … through analytic wargaming.
23 June 2021 USS Thomas Hudner Conducts Port Visit in Kiel Following Joint Maritime Exercise with NATO Allies and Partner Nations KIEL, Germany - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) conducted a four-day port visit in Kiel, Germany, June 22, 2021, after participating in the 50th iteration of Exercise BALTOPS, a joint, maritime-focused exercise to increase interoperability and enhance
23 June 2021 Naval District Washington Holds Change of Command WASHINGTON - Rear Adm. Mike Steffen relieved Rear Adm. Carl Lahti as the Regional Commander for Naval District Washington (NDW) at a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 22.
23 June 2021 NAVCENT Commander Meets with Egyptian Naval Leaders, Speaks of Bright Future with Egyptian Naval Midshipmen MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) visited Egypt June 19-21, to meet with the Egyptian Chief of Navy and speak to Cadets at the Egyptian Naval Academy.
23 June 2021 U.S. Navy Assumes Command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 KIEL, Germany - For the first time, the U.S. Navy assumed command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) during a change of command ceremony held onboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and via video teleconference on June 19, 2021.
23 June 2021 COMSTRIKFORNATO, U.S. Sixth Fleet Visits Baltic Nations KLAIPĖDA, Lithuania - Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, completed a 5-day visit to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania during exercise Baltic Operations, 12-16 June, 2021.