Mediterranean Sea

Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Diamond Sails for Maritime Security Mission in Mediterranean

September 29, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Destroyer, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Diamond (D34), Mediterranean Sea, Royal Navy, Type 45 Daring-class, UK

The Royal Navy’s Type 45 Daring-class destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) has sailed from Portsmouth, on Sept. 29, for operations in the

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Europe Military Exercises 

Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay

May 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Crete/ Souda Bay Naval Base, Exercise Phoenix Express, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Military exercise, NMIOTC, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States began the 14th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix

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Middle East Naval 

Truman Strike Group Conducts Aviation Ops in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve

May 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Harry S. Truman Strike Group (HSTSG), Islamic State (IS ISIS), Mediterranean Sea, Operation Inherent Resolve, Syria, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) commenced air operations May 3, 2018, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve

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Europe Naval 

USS Harry S. Truman Transits Strait of Gibraltar, Enters Mediterranean Sea

April 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Mediterranean Sea, Nimitz-class CVN, Strait of Gibraltar, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), USS Normandy (CG-60)

The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG-8) flag ship,

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Europe Naval 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Donald Cook Visits Larnaca, Cyprus

April 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Cyprus, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Mediterranean Sea, Port of Larnaca, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus, April 5, 2018, for

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Middle East Naval 

Elbit Systems Seagull USV Participates in Israeli, French ASW Exercise

April 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Elbit Systems, Elbit Systems Seagull USV, France, French Navy, Israel, Israeli Navy, Mediterranean Sea, Military exercise, Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)

Elbit Systems Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) participated in a joint Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise of the Israeli and the

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Europe Naval 

NATO Assets Conducts Security Patrol in Central and Western Mediterranean Sea

March 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BNS Louise-Marie (F931), Boeing E-3 Sentry, ITS Euro (F575), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Mediterranean Sea, NATO, NATO E-3A Component, SPS Navarra (F85)

Three NATO ships and a submarine, in cooperation with maritime patrol aircraft, E3 airborne early warning aircraft and numerous associated

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Middle East Naval 

USS Donald Cook Guided-Missile Destroyer Visits Haifa, Israel

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Israel, Mediterranean Sea, Port of Haifa, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrived in Haifa, Israel, March 22, 2018, for

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

NATO Operation Sea Guardian Coordinates with EU’s Operation Sophia in Mediterranean Sea

February 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia, European Union (EU), European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), ITS San Giusto (L9894), Mediterranean Sea, NATO, NATO Operation Sea Guardian (OSG)

The Task Group Commander for NATO’s Maritime Security Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) visited the European Union Operation SOPHIA Force Commander

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Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Deploys its Assault Ship HMS Albion to Lead NATO Task Group

February 7, 2018May 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Albion-class LPD, Amphibious assault ship, HMNB Devonport, HMS Albion (L14), Mediterranean Sea, NATO, Royal Navy, Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), UK

The Royal Navy has deployed its amphibious assault ship, HMS Albion to become the NATO Flagship leading an international task

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