24 May 2021 The 50th BALTOPS Kicks Off in June NAPLES - The 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place in the Baltic Sea from June 6-18...
22 May 2021 STRIKFORNATO Holds Defensive Live-Fire Missile Interception Exercise OEIRAS, Portugal - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield’s live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment is the most ambitious demonstration to date and the only event with actual destruction of ballistic missiles in space within Europe...
22 May 2021 U.S. and Tunisia Conduct Bilateral Interagency Legal Workshop During Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 TUNIS, Tunisia - Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard along with interagency partners attended a bilateral maritime law workshop presented by the Tunisian Navy and Tunisian government in Tunis, Tunisia, May 19, 2021...
21 May 2021 USS Carter Hall Departs Naval Station Rota, Spain NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), departed Naval Station (NS) Rota, Spain, May 21, 2021 after its five-day maintenance and logistics stop...
21 May 2021 U.S. Coast Guard Conducts at Sea Exercises with Malta MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) conducted at sea engagements with Armed Forces of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, May 17 and 20, 2021...
19 May 2021 U.S. Coast Guard conducts port visit in Valletta, Malta MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) is conducting a port visit in Valletta, Malta, May 17-20, 2021, following at sea engagements with Armed Forces of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea...
18 May 2021 Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 Holds Opening Ceremony in Tunisia EL AOUINA, Tunisia - Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States began the 16th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2021 (PE21) with an opening ceremony held at the National Center for Cartography and Remote Sensing Amphitheater in El Aouina,...
18 May 2021 USS Carter Hall Arrives in Naval Station Rota, Spain NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), arrived at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, May 17, 2021 after its multi-week exercise conducted with the Portuguese Navy and...
17 May 2021 North African Maritime Exercise Phoenix Express Set to Begin TUNIS, Tunisia - Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise begins May 17, 2021, in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea...
17 May 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO Commence Complex Air and Missile Defense Exercise North Atlantic Ocean - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) 2021, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, kicked off today, May 15, 2021 at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides...