01 November 2022 USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) arrives in Gibraltar GIBRALTAR - The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) arrived in Gibraltar for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 1, 2022...
29 October 2022 NATO concludes successful Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike OEIRAS, Portugal - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike, the eighth phase of NATO’s long-planned Project Neptune series of activities, from STRIKFORNATO headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, Oct. 28...
25 October 2022 USS Truxtun (DDG 103) Visits Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Greece - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 25, 2022...
21 October 2022 Pinning the Fouled Anchor NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy - New Chief’s from twelve different commands in the European region, including U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and U.S. Sixth Fleet, earned their gold-fouled anchors during a Chief petty officer pinning ceremony at the Naval Support Activity...
18 October 2022 U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania Change of Command NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania - The U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO), located aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, held a change of command ceremony in Deveselu, Romania, Oct. 14, 2022...
16 October 2022 George H.W. Bush hosts USO Europe for first visit in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Greece - The United Services Organization (USO) Europe Expeditionary Team visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) - while in Souda...
10 October 2022 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Departs Taranto, Italy, Starts Mare Aperto 22-2 TARANTO, Italy - Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Taranto Oct. 3 for the start of Exercise Mare Aperto 22-2 (MA 22-2), a large, live exercise conducted by the Italian Navy in company with Allied and EU partners...
03 October 2022 USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returns from historic deployment through 5th and 6th Fleets NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 2, following its historic five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations...
29 September 2022 U.S. and Spain: Allied Nations Strengthen Interoperability in the Ionian Sea IONIAN SEA - Spanish and U.S. Navy Sailors capped off two days of combined operations with aircraft flying over the Spanish Navy ship ESPS Juan Carlos I (LHD 61) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Ionian Sea, Sept. 27, 2022...
28 September 2022 Allied submariners gather for Group and Major Commanders’ Officer Training Symposium (GAMCOTS) NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy - Naval leaders from the U.S., U.K., and French submarine forces met at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa’s (NAVEUR-NAVAF) headquarters for the convening of the Group and Major Commanders’ Officer Training Symposium (GAMCOTS), Sept. 21-22, onboard Naval Support...