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USS Barry in port during its visit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the "Great White Fleet," an historic U.S. Navy goodwill voyage around the world that included a stop in Malta in 1909. In 1907, Preside More

150524-N-ZZ999-086 DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 24, 2015) U.S. and French flags fly at half-staff at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial in Draguignan, France, May 24, 2015. The cemetery is the final resting pl More

VARNA, Bulgaria (Aug. 11, 2019) — Bulgarian service members assigned to the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA) stand in formation during a commissioning ceremony in Varna, Bulgaria, Aug. 11, 2019. NVNA, esta More

The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain arrives to participate in Portland Fleet Week during the 104th annual Rose Festival. Navy ships have been coming to the City of Roses since USS Charleston visited i More

180815-N-WO404-346 CONSTANTA, Romania (Aug. 15, 2018) A Romanian IAR-330 Puma helicopter retrieves Romanian search-and-rescue divers during Romanian Navy Day in Constanta, Romania, Aug. 15, 2018. Romanian Navy More

180815-N-WO404-434 CONSTANTA, Romania (Aug. 15, 2018) The Romanian Rear Admiral Eustatiu Sebastian-class corvette Contraamiral Eustatiu Sebastian (F-264) fires an exercise torpedo during Romanian Navy Day in Co More

A 92-year-old veteran from the World War II arctic convoy, "Operation Dervish," reminisces about his time in the Russian navy during a tour aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr while inport St. Petersburg More

Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, (middle) and French army Gen. Hubert Tregou, commanding general, French School of Artillery, (right) salute during raising of the French More

Sailors aboard amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) prepare to get underway a three-day port call. The flagship is hosting the embarked staff of U.S. 6th Fleet while they undergo Joint Forces Mari More

Africa Partnership Station (APS) amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) coordinated relief efforts to two fisherman that were found floating 26 nautical miles south of Sao Tome and Principe, Jan More

Marines assigned to Africa Partnership Station began the first day of instruction in martial arts training for the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Ghanaian Army. Staff Sgt. William Sudbrock of Vero Beach, Fla., l More

Utilitiesman Petty Officer 2nd Class (SCW) Gregory Knight cuts pieces of wood used to build a bridge across a small ditch at the Orphan's Cry International orphanage. The community relations project, a part of More

Engineman, Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Dean, answers the radio as Seaman 2 Adu Abraham, Ghananian navy, operates the small boat during basic small boat training. The training provided by Africa Partnership St More

The first National Security Cutter, the Bertholf, conducts its third contractor sea trials 45 miles off the coast of Mississippi, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Acceptance trials and delivery will follow later this spr More

Ensign Manooch Azizi demonstrates proper cuffing techniques as part of the Africa Partnership Station. Part of the U.S. Navy's Global Fleet Station, APS provides a platform with the capacity and persistent pres More

U.S. and Spanish Marines practice punches with members of the Cameroonian Marine Corps. The Marines are martial arts instructors assigned to Africa Partnership Station onboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Part of More

Capt. Shane A. Donahue secures members of the Cameroonian armed forces following graduation ceremony held onboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The Cameroonians participated in cla More

Chief John Kines, chief gunner's mate, checks aboard new Africa Partnership Station (APS) students from the Gabonese military at Port Gentile, Gabon. Gabonese students arrived onboard the amphibious dock landin More

Africa Partnership Station Sailors prepare to unload supplies donated by Project Handclasp to St. Theresa's Church. Project Handclasp and APS, in coordination with French joint forces based in Gabon, donated ni More

A Gabonese student from the Lycee technical secondary school dances to music performed by the Africa Partnership Station band. The APS band, a detachment of Commander. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa band, stat More

Culinary specialist, Petty Officer 3rd Class Armand Sery, assigned to Africa Partnership Station as a French translator, relays chief master-at-arms Jerry Mosley's instructions to Gabonese sailors. The Gabonese More

Sgt. Rebecca Hass from Africa Partnership Station teaches non-commissioned officer leadership course to Gabonese sailors. As part of the Navy's new cooperative maritime strategy, APS is a multi-national effort More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Joachim, construction electrician, installs lighting to help light common areas for the children of Matanda school. Part of the U.S. Navy's Global Fleet Station, Africa Partnershi More

Africa Partnership Station Sailors and members of the Principe military off load medical and school supplies destined for the Principe hospital and secondary schools here, Mar. 12. These donations were made pos More

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Jaypee Deguzman of Ozone Park, NY drives nails into a picnic table he is building for Escola Primeira Oque del Rei while boys from the school look on. Deguzman is a Seabee from Naval Cons More

Capt. John Nowell, commander Africa Partnership Station signs a chart of the port of Baía de Ana Chaves, Democratic Republic of São Tome and Príncipe. The chart was prepared by Navy Meteorology and Oceanography More

(From left to right), Capt. John Nowell, Commander Africa Partnership Station, Lt. Col. Justino Lima, Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard Commander, Lt. Col. Idalecio Pachirre, STP Armed Forces Commander, and Cap More

Lt. j.g. Drago Goncalves, Portuguese naval officer, translates meteorological class information to members of the Sao Tome military, Mar 18. This class is one of several training courses being offered to the Sa More

Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Kait, executive officer, USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) teaches procedures on underway replenishment to Lt. Nsikan Friday and Lt. Mohamed Olanrewaju Zubair of the Nigerian Navy with USNS Patuxent (T More

As part of the Navy's West Africa Training Cruise '08, a sea basing initiative in conjunction with Africa Partnership Station, a roll-on roll-off discharge facility transits between USNS 2nd. Lt. John P. Bobo a More

The guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley tests its firepower capabilities using the close-in weapons system. Bulkeley is deployed as part of the Nassau Strike Group conducting maritime security operations in t More

President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf visits members of the Armed Forces of Liberia, who have been participating in Africa Partnership Station classes aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The students gradua More

A European Command Joint Assessment Team member and University Chancellor, Kenan Kapukaya, visit with a displaced person (left), at International Black Sea University in Tbilisi. The city, located within the Re More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Donna Gialone is pinned by her husband Antonio during her promotion ceremony, Nov. 3, 2008. Gialone became the third African-American woman to be advanced to the rank of CWO5. The CWO5 r More

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Gulyas of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band plays along with members of the Romanian Naval Academy Band during a joint concert, Nov. 3, 2008, at the Mircea Cel Batran Milita More

The Commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, Vice Adm. Bruce W. Clingan greets Ukrainian First Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Vice Adm. Vladimir Maximov as he comes aboard USS Mount Whitney, Nov. 6, 2008. Sevastapo More

The Saxophone Quartet of the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band performs during a community relations project at the Little Friend House Orphanage, Nov. 9, 2008. Sailors from the CNE Band and USS Mount Wh More

Chief Operations Spc. Marvin Barnes discusses search and rescue operations with Beninese sailors in the National Naval Headquarters in Cotonou, Benin, Jan. 6. USS Robert G. Bradley was on a Theatre Secuirty Coo More

Sailors stationed aboard USS Robert G. Bradley demonstrate firefighting techniques with Sailors from the Equatorial Guinean navy, Jan. 13. Robert G. Bradley arrived in Malabo on Jan. 12 to conduct familiarizati More

Sailors stationed aboard USS Robert G. Bradley demonstrate firefighting techniques with Sailors from the Equatorial Guinean navy, Jan. 16. Robert G. Bradley arrived in Bata on Jan. 15 to conduct familiarization More

U.S. 6th FLEET (Apr. 01, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jennifer McNutt and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jason Limbach inspect the tail hook assembly of an F/A-18 Hornet for corrosion du More

U.S. 6th FLEET (Apr. 02, 2009) An F/A-18E Super Hornet (right) assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 re-fuels an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VF More

U.S 6TH FLEET (Apr. 02, 2009) An SH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Tridents of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 3 parades the American flag to conclude an airpower demonstration held over the air More

U.S. 6th FLEET (Apr. 02, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 performs a high-speed pass over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) duri More

U.S. 6th FLEET (Apr. 02, 2009) An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron (HS) 3 approaches the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Donofrio, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, and Kenyan Army Lance Cpl. Tajeu Olomunyak, EOD trainee, practice proper explosive disposal at the Kenyan Ministry More

Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Gaines, machinist’s mate, performs a chemical test on boiler water in the oil lab aboard USS Kearsarge to prevent corrosion of the ship’s boilers. Kearsarge is the command ship of Ke More

Seaman Apprentice David Hanley hauls in the phone and distance line during a replenishment-at-sea between USS Kearsarge and USNS Kanawha. Kearsarge is the command ship of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, suppo More

Lt. John Kelly, a chaplain from the Surface Forces Ministry Center, presides over Roman Catholic Mass during a visit to USS Kearsarge. Kearsarge is supporting maritime security operations and theater security c More

Members of Spanish Armed Forces Maritime Introduction Operations team, attached to the Spanish Ship Vencedora, board in small boats prepare to board USS Stephen W. Groves, June 7, as a part of Phoenix Express 2 More

Seaman Chase Hickman fires a shot line from USS Kearsarge to USNS Kanawha during a replenishment-at-sea. Kearsarge is the command ship of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operation More

USS Taylor conducts a live-fire exercise with MK-75 76 mm guns during patrol in the Adriatic Sea. Taylor is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Of More

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 came together for a command run to honor the memories of their fallen shipmates, July 9, at Naval Air Station Sigonella. EODMU8 began their annual run in fro More

On the Italian side of the flight line on Naval Air Station Sigonella, United States, Italian militaryand their families, attended a Ferrari static display, showing off the manydifferent cars owned throughout t More

Rear Adm. Gerard P. Hueber, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa director of policies, recources, and strategy, speaks at the opening ceremony for Exercise Sea Breeze 2010 in Odessa, Ukraine. Sea Breeze is an invita More

Navy divers Senior Chief Petty Officer Jorge Guillen and Chief Petty Officer Matt Schlabach from Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, from Sigonella, Italy, demonstrates proper operation of the Trans More

Commodore Daniel Schebler receives a tour of the Ukrainian training base at Shiroky Lan by Vice Adm. Viktor Maksimov, commander and chief of Ukrainian naval forces after the opening ceremony for the land compon More

With help from Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor Buckett, constructionman, attached Underwater Construction Team 1, from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Fort Story, Va., Ukrainian navy Senior Diver Tkachenko More

A Ukrainian PTS-2 amphibious assault vehicle from the Ukrainian ship LST Konstantn Olsnanskly comes ashore Tendra Island during an anti-piracy exercise in the Black Sea during exercise Sea Breeze 2010. Sea Bree More

Sailors from the Turkish navy board Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate USS Taylor to attend a junior officer and non-commissioned officer training session as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2010 at the Ukrainian Wes More

Ukrainian marines simulate an attack at Shiroky Lan training base during exercise Sea Breeze 2010. Sea Breeze is the largest exercise this year in the Black Sea including 20 ships, 13 aircraft and more than 1,6 More

Ensign Jennifer Gabriel from Baltimore, Md., verifies the position of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) as she conducts tactical maneuvering exercises during Exercise Sea Breeze 2010. Sea Br More

Sailors assigned to USS Taylor prepare to board the Turkish Navy frigate TCG Yavuz as part of a visit, board, search and seizure exercise during exercise Sea Breeze 2010. Sea Breeze is an invitational combined More

A Russian military helicopter prepares to land on the helo deck of the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney during a joint exercise between the Russian and United States navies. Mount Whitney is on a sched More

Capt. Neil Sawyer, chief of staff for Sea Breeze, is interviewed by Iliash Nastia, media representative for the Ukrainian Minster of Defense, in the joint operations center at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base, More

Ukrainian navy KA-27 Helix helicopter, from Saki Naval Air Base, conducts deck land qualifications with USS Taylor during exercise Sea Breeze 2010. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise in the Black Sea foc More

Chief Petty Officer Dimtry Sokol interprets a conversation between Ukrainian navy Lt. Col. Volodymry Bova and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Dettabeck at Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Sea Breeze 2010. S More

Lt. Cmdr. James Mcdonald holds a pre fleet brief for Ukrainian Rear Adm. Viktor Nosenco, commander of Ukrainian navy for Sea Breeze 2010 and deputy commander of Ukrainian naval forces and Capt. Daniel Schebler, More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Wirt, a musician and guitarist for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe rock band ‘Flag Ship’, during a free concert for the local community at Gorsad Garden, during exercises Sea B More

Seaman Josh Mobley, a quartermaster from Barnwell, S.C., checks the position of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor via the ship’s alidade as it transits the Turkish Straits. Taylor is on a scheduled d More

Sgt. Ibrahim Conteh from the Sierra Leone Armed Forces, spots a suspicious vessel from the bridge wing of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk. Conteh was a member of a Law Enforcement Detachment made up of members o More

Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet and Allan J. Katz, the U.S. ambassador to Portugal, are presented colors during a reception aboard USS Mount Whitney to highlighting the partnershi More

Cmdr. Robert T. Hendrickson, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913), speaks to local media during a press conference on the pier during a port visit to Freetown. Mohawk recently partici More

Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk pose with children from the Freetown Christian Faith Rescue Orphanage in Freetown. Crew members from Mohawk spent the day building a kitchen and repairing a show More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 excavate a project to extend an existing beach parking area at Naval Station Rota, Spain. NMCB-7 and its detachments are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Mendoza, boatswains' mate, right, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command's Security Force Assistance Detachment, teaches Lt. Alfred Mohahmed, an officer More

U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, Faye Hartog Levin, departs the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) after having toured the ship. Taylor hosted Ambassador Levin during a brief quality of li More

Capt. Cindy Thebaud, commander, Destroyer Squadron 60, salutes the sideboys during her arrival to the change of command ceremony for COMDESRON 60 at the Naval Support Activity Capodichino. Thebaud was relieved More

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JDS Yamagiri, an Asagiri-class destroyer, pulls into Angioino pier in Naples, Italy, alongside JDS Sawayki and JS Kashima for a three-day port visit a six month around-the- More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Mendoza, standing left, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command's Security Force Assistance Detachment, watches Lt. Mohamed Larkoh, a member of the Sierra More

Cmdr. Lyle Hall from Cement, Okla., commanding officer of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor accepts a set of golden dolphins from sailors of the Norwegian submarine HNoMS Ula as a token of appreciati More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Hubbert, engineman, hits the ball during a softball game against the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo conducted a fleet week with the Japan M More

Lance Cpl. Joseph Robertson, assigned to the Marine Logistics Command Element embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, gives a Costa Rican boy a stuffed animal during a community More

Petty Officer 1st Class William Greathouse, explosive ordnance disposalman from Powell, Wyo., attached to Explosives Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, shakes hands with Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander o More

Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, gives Greek navy Commodore Athanasios Makris, commandant of NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre, a STRIKFORNA More

Sailors and Marines bring stores aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is in Costa Rica supporting the Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance mission. The assign More

Airman Meghan E. Gokey, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment), assigned to the V-2 division of the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, paints the American flag on a stowage tank in arrest More

The amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney is pier side at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam and displays a full dress ship in preparation of a diplomatic reception in honor of Fay Hartog-Levin, U.S. Ambassador t More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Cooper, a Coast Guard maritime enforcement specialist, (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Lowry, a Coast Guard boatswain’s mate, (right), approach U.S. Coast Guard Cutter M More

Cmdr. Lyle Hall (center), commanding officer of USS Taylor (FFG 50), visits with Capt. Konstantin Goulnev (far right) and Lt. Cmdr. Konstantin Sapozhnikov (left) of the International Military Cooperation Office More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sanders, fire controlman, from Worcester, Mass., a member of the color guard onboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor renders a hand salute in honor of those sail More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Tenney, yeoman, from Lexington, Md., a member of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor color guard stands at attention alongside a fellow service member of the Russian More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sanders, a fire controlman from Worcester, Mass., a member of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor color guard, prepares to lay a wreath at the Alyosha WWII Monument a More

USS Taylor (FFG 50) moored in Murmansk, Russia, for a port visit to celebrate the close World War II alliance between Russia and the U.S., and to honor veterans in both countries on the 65th anniversary of the More

Airman Jason Schipper, aviations support equipment technicia, from aircraft intermediate maintenance department, IM04 division, grinds down a protruding surface aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sanders, fire controlman, from Worcester, Mass., a member of the color guard aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50), salutes Soviet sailor More

USMC V22 Osprey from the USS Kearsarge arrive at Naval Air Station Sigonella in order to support a last minute fleet requirement coordinated with NAS Sigonella's Air Terminal and FISCSI Site Sigonella's Logisti More

Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, talks with Albert Cohen, a member of the American Legion and a World War II veteran of the 82nd Airborne, 3rd Infantry Division, during a visit to More

Rear Adm. Gerard Hueber, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources, and plans, talks with a member of the Gabonese media during a media roundtable at the Africa Partnership S More

A Lithuanian MI-8 (Hip) military utility helicopter lands aboard USS Mount Whitney during deck landing qualification training as part of exercise Jackal Stone 2010. JS10 is a 10-day special operations exercise More