06 February 2023 Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Hosts Arctic Training Exercise Snow Crab Ex LITTLE FALLS, Minn. –U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) commenced Snow Crab Exercise (Snow Crab Ex) 23-1 Feb. 4, 2023 following the arrival of U.S Navy EOD Mobile Units (EODMU) and Navy Divers at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn...
01 February 2023 The Crystallization of a Dream: Lt. Victor Agunbiade Returns Home During Exercise Obangame Express 23 LAGOS, Nigeria - This is a story about U.S. Navy Lt. Victor Agunbiade returning back to his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria during exercise Obangame Express 23. ...
31 January 2023 From Benin, and Back Again: A Doctor’s Journey in the U.S. Navy Reserve Corps LAGOS, Nigeria - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Agossou Marcellin, right, a Benin native, pharmaceutical doctorate student, and U.S. Navy Reservist, returns to Benin during Obangame Express 2023...
31 January 2023 VP-10 Participates in CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka 2022 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 wrapped up the 8-day joint exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka, Jan. 26...
30 January 2023 Nike-Davies Okundaye Welcomes U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band During Exercise Obangame Express 23 LAGOS, Nigeria - Chief Dr. Nike Davies-Okundaye welcomed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Band for a collaborative musical experience at the Nike Art Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria during exercise Obangame Expresss 23 (OE23), Jan. 29, 2023...
29 January 2023 U.S. Navy Showcases Operational Readiness, Flexibility in Exercise with Israel MEDITERRANEAN SEA - U.S. naval forces participated in the largest-ever bilateral exercise between the United States and Israel last week, which culminated in a visit to aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on Jan. 26 by senior military leaders from both nations...
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 Kenya, U.S. & Partners Complete Central Partnership Station in Mombasa MOMBASA, Kenya - On Jan. 27, the U.S. Navy, Kenya Navy and regional partners wrapped up Central Partnership Station (CPS), a five-day relationship-building mission in Mombasa, Kenya...
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 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...