29 May 2021 Exercise Phoenix Express Concludes in Tunisia EL AOUINA, Tunisia - U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVAF) Director of maritime partnership program, Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Spivey joined Tunisian Minister of Defense Brahim Bertegi, Read Adm. Kevin Jones from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Donald Blome in marking...
29 May 2021 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship hosts German Defense Minister The crew of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) hosted Germany’s Defense Minister, who toured the ship while moored at Naval Base Guam, May 28...
27 May 2021 A Ceremony to Remember – USS Ross Sailor Reaffirms his Baptism in the Faroe Islands NORTH SEA - Splitting the distance between Iceland and Norway, about four degrees latitude south of the arctic circle, there sits a small, remote archipelago named the Faroe Islands. These islands, an autonomous territory within the kingdom of Denmark, host a community known for its sheep and...
26 May 2021 U.S. Law Enforcement Participate in Exercise Phoenix Express to Help Tackle Maritime Crime BIZERTE, Tunisia - Law enforcement experts from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) conducted a subject matter expert exchange hosted by U.S. Africa Command in Bizerte, Tunisia during exercise Phoenix Express,...
25 May 2021 USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns from Deployment SAN DIEGO - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to San Diego, May 25, marking the completion of its deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility...
25 May 2021 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton concludes operations with U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited out of the Mediterranean Sea, concluding the crew’s recent operations in U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet’s area of responsibility, May 24, 2021...
24 May 2021 US and Dominican Republic Conduct Bi-lateral Interdiction Exercise in Caribbean CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a bi-lateral interdiction exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 23...
22 May 2021 USS Bunker Hill Returns Home from Deployment SAN DIEGO - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) returned to San Diego, May 22, marking the successful completion of its deployment to U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operation...
22 May 2021 USS Russell Returns from Deployment Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 21. Russell left San Diego in early December 2020 to take part in a sustainment exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group...
21 May 2021 Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returns from 7-month deployment SAN DIEGO - More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) return to their San Diego homeport this weekend, concluding a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation...