PHILIPPINE SEA — Sailors assigned to both U.S. 7th Fleet and the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a maneuvering exercise with the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655), during Valiant Shield 2024, June 14...

SKAGEN, DENMARK – Skagen, Denmark, is a small town of less than 15,000 people and is the most northern town in the country. It’s a quiet summer town built around fishing and tourism; a city not used to hosting U.S. Navy warships. ...

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — Twenty NATO Allies, more than 50 ships, more than 85 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 personnel kicked off the 53rd iteration of annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 24) today during the pre-sail conference kick-off event...

PEARL HARBOR – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2024, June 7-18, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex...

NAVAL STRIKING AND SUPPORT FORCES NATO, Portugal – The 53rd iteration of Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 2024) NATO’s premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, is set to begin with a pre-sail conference in Klaipėda, Lithuania, June 4, and will take place June 7-20...

SAN DIEGO – Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 2, in and around the Hawaiian Islands...

GULF OF GUINEA — One of the key drivers of the development and implementation of unique scenario events in the ongoing Obangame Express exercise in West and Central Africa is the exercise’s role in bolstering awareness of, and adherence to, the Yaoundé Code of Conduct...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 7. The ship completed much of their integrated naval training with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who...

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (May 1, 2024) Djiboutian Coast Guard servicewomen trained with Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 10 (MSRON 10), assigned to Camp Lemonnier, during a three-day Sea Sisters exercise from April 29 to May 1, 2024...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — The Yaoundé Code of Conduct (YCoC) provides a framework and governing instruction on maritime coordination and collaboration throughout West and Central Africa...