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        05 April 2023    

                    USS Nitze Returns from Deployment                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, April 5, 2023, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.            

        27 February 2023    

                    Carabiniere (F 593) Completes Operations with George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group                 
                MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Carabiniere (F 593) detached from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Feb. 14, 2023, after operating with the strike group throughout the month.            

        17 February 2023    

                    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 Completes Exercise MAGRE                 
                ADRIATIC SEA – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 12, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, participated in exercise MAGRE 23.1 in Cartagena, Spain, Jan. 28-Feb. 4, 2023.            

        09 February 2023    

                    USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Sailors Volunteer in Crete, Greece                 
                NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) participated in two community relations (COMREL) events during their stay in Souda Bay, Greece, helping the local community while enjoying some of Greece’s            

        26 January 2023    

                    NAVSUP, Army Logistics Leaders Continue Collaboration Efforts Aboard George H.W. Bush                 
                MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) and the U.S. Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) have been collaborating in recent years to develop and test contingency plans in the European Theater in an effort to improve joint            

        24 January 2023    

                    Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 Completes Training in Bizë, Albania                 
                ADRIATIC SEA - Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 completed inland training using an Albanian range in Bizë, Albania, Jan. 15-17, 2023.            

        13 January 2023    

                    Unmanned Maritime Strike – Navy and Air Force at the Cutting Edge of Tactical Integration                 
                MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial            

        10 January 2023    

                    Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Sets Sail With New Flagship                 
                ROTA, Spain - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Rota on Friday, January, 6th 2023 after a scheduled change of flagship to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams (DDG 95).            

        06 January 2023    

                    Team Jackpot: Reinforcing a Culture of Performance and Safety                 
                ADRIATIC SEA – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 – Team Jackpot (77+7) made strides in a performance campaign to drive warfighting readiness and reinforce a culture of self-assessment and improvement with safety and procedural compliance at the core while            

        23 December 2022    

                    USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Participates in Mine Response Exercise                 
                ADRIATIC SEA - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 12, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 completed a floating mine response (FMR) exercise, Dec. 14, 2022.            

        23 December 2022    

                    USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Participates in Mine Response Exercise                 
                ADRIATIC SEA - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 12, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 completed a floating mine response (FMR) exercise, Dec. 14, 2022.            

        14 December 2022    

                    USS Roosevelt, Leading the Way on Warfare Development                 
                MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Five Officers trained as Warfare Tactics Instructors currently serve aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), demonstrating their continued commitment to elite tactical excellence and training onboard.            

        30 November 2022    

                    NATO Demonstrates Maritime Electronic Warfare Capability during Exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 Off Italy’s Southern Coast                 
                SPLIT, Croatia - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) participated the semi-annual NATO exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 in the Gulf of Taranto off the coast of Southern Italy Nov. 20-25.            

        29 November 2022    

                    NAVEUR-NAVAF hosts reception honoring strength of U.S.-Italy relationship aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)                 
                NAPLES, Italy - Adm. Stuart Munsch, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Italy, hosted a reception for local military and civilian leaders, honoring the U.S.–Italian relationship aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George            

        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.            

        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.            

        19 September 2022    

                    USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrives in Jijel, Algeria                 
                JIJEL, Algeria - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the commercial port of Djen Djen, Algeria near the city of Jijel, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 18, 2022.            

        12 September 2022    

                    NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner/Mavi Balina 22 begins in Mediterranean                 
                AKSAZ, Türkiye - NATO’s Exercise Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina 22 kicked off from Aksaz Naval Base Sept. 11.            

        09 September 2022    

                    Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEU Complete Training with Sweden and NATO                 
                BALTIC SEA - The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded two successful training events with the Swedish Armed Forces and Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 while operating in the Baltic Sea, Sept. 4, 2022.            

        25 August 2022    

                    George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar                 
                STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea as part of a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces            

        17 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), latest FDNF-E ship, arrives in new homeport Rota, Spain                 
                NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s last Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer scheduled to shift its homeport to Rota, Spain, Aug. 17, 2022.            

        08 August 2022    

                    U.S. Navy Recovers F/A-18E from Mediterranean Sea                 
                NAPLES, Italy - On Aug. 3, the U.S. Navy successfully recovered the F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW 1), embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) that blew overboard due to unexpected heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea July 8, 2022.            

        29 July 2022    

                    USS Forrest Sherman Arrives In Aksaz, Turkey For Port Visit                 
                AKSAZ, TURKIYE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Aksaz, Turkiye for a scheduled port visit, July 29, 2022.            

        12 April 2022    

                    USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Arrives in Tromsø, Norway                 
                TROMSØ, Norway — The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Tromsø, Norway for a scheduled port visit, April 11, 2022.            

        02 March 2021    

                    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Conducts Flight Operations in U.S. 6th Fleet                 
                The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is conducting flight operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters alongside our allies and partners.            

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