27 January 2023 Task Force 61, U.S. Sixth Fleet Naval Amphibious Forces Europe Supporting Fully Integrated Navy-Marine Operations NAPLES, Italy - Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), led by Col. Ryan Hoyle, commanding officer of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), arrived in Naples, Italy as the third iteration of II MEF’s support to Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Force Europe (TF-61),...
27 January 2023 U.S. Sixth Fleet Commander Visits Nigeria, Celebrates Opening Ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express 23 LAGOS, Nigeria - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, arrived in Lagos, Nigeria for the opening ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, Jan. 27, 2023...
27 January 2023 Exercise Obangame Express 23 Aids Maritime Security and Prosecution in the Gulf of Guinea LAGOS, Nigeria - With support from Project AGWE – implemented by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) – the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army...
27 January 2023 CTF 74 Visits Republic of Korea, Strengthening 70-Year Alliance CHINHAE, Republic of Korea - Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7/Task Force (CTF) 74, visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force Command (CSF) in Chinhae, ROK to discuss future opportunities for bilateral cooperation and tour the facility’s undersea warfare...
26 January 2023 Forward-Deployed U.S. Naval Forces Conclude SWATT PHILIPPINE SEA - Ships from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71 completed the Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise for 2023 in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 26...
26 January 2023 USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) Arrives in Klaipėda, Lithuania KLAIPĖDA, Lithuania - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 26, 2023...
26 January 2023 USNCC, ASU Begin First Organizational Leadership Classes QUANTICO, Va. - U.S. Naval Community College, in partnership with Arizona State University, began its first classes for the Associate of Arts in Organizational Leadership January 9, 2023...
26 January 2023 CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka Concludes, Enhancing Naval Partnerships and Disaster Response COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 26, following eight days of in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Sri Lanka and U.S. militaries...
26 January 2023 U.S. Navy visits Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Holds Bilateral Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, traveled to Japan to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japanese Maritime Self Defense...
26 January 2023 Completion of Juniper Oak 23.2 Exercise TAMPA, Fla. – Today, U.S. Central Command and the Israel Defense Forces concluded Juniper Oak 23.2, the largest U.S.-Israel partnered exercise in history. Juniper Oak 23.2 integrated U.S. and Israeli 5th generation fighter assets, the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, command and...