NAPLES, Italy - The Girabaldi Theater of Santa Maria Capua Vetere sits on a cobbled road, Christmas lights twinkling above an Italian and American crowd as they move between tall, carved doors. Laughing children, winter wardrobes and starched suits, sparkling with military medals, all land on a...

NAPLES, Italy - In the Baltic Sea, Estonian troops and U.S. Marines rehearse amphibious assault drills, storming the beach and quickly seizing objectives in concert as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) patrols the horizon...

PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 30, 2022...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Dr. Yoon Hwang, of Seoul, South Korea, a research microbiologist, assigned to the Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was recognized by Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald...

CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrived in Civitavecchia, Italy, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 29, 2022...

MARSEILLE, France - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and George H.W. Bush CSG – arrived in Marseille, France, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 29, 2022...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) spent the Christmas season in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania after arriving in the Tanzanian port for a scheduled visit, Dec. 22, 2022...

ADRIATIC SEA - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 12, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 completed a floating mine response (FMR) exercise, Dec. 14, 2022...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from deployment, Dec. 22...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The northern shoreline of the St. Johns River is a lovely spot, with oak trees dripping Spanish moss at the waterline. Except, that is, for the trash that regularly washes ashore – especially after big weather events...