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May 29, 2009
BELLEAU, France - More than 300 Marines and sailors from commands throughout Europe and the United States, along with approximately 2,000 French locals, gathered at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery here for a Memorial Day ceremony May 24.
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May 29, 2009
BAIE DE SEINE, France - In transit to the annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise in the Baltic Sea, USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) made a four-day visit to the waters off the coast of Normandy, May 23-26, to celebrate the historical significance of the battles of Midway and Normandy.
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May 28, 2009
DRAGUIGNAN, France — An honor platoon of service members from Naval Station Rota, Spain honored 861 American World War II soldiers buried at the Rhone National cemetery here, May 24 during its annual Memorial Day service.
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May 26, 2009
SCOTLAND - A coalition-forces task unit including USS Porter (DDG 78) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) continued their participation in exercise Joint Warrior (JW) with an anti-air warfare (AAW) exercise May 18.
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May 26, 2009
FASLANE, Scotland - Five U.S. Navy ships and a host of allied forces wrapped up multinational Joint Warrior 09-1 May 21 off the coast of Scotland after having successfully completed some of the world's most innovative and advanced warfare training available.
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May 21, 2009
VARNA, Bulgaria - The EUCOM Office of the Inspector General (IG) co-hosted a conference with the Bulgarian Minister of Defense IG here, May 12-14. The conference brought together top-level IGs from eight Black Sea countries and six of their U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program counterparts to discuss ways to remain relevant and help transformation efforts in their respective militaries.
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May 20, 2009
WEST POINT, Miss. - Charles William Eubanks, a resident of West Point, Miss., wants to be remembered - not as a hero, but as a survivor of D-Day.
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May 19, 2009
UNITED KINGDOM - In the midst of a full-fledged multinational exercise off the coast of the United Kingdom this May, U.S. Navy and Royal Navy leadership are collaborating with one another to form a stronger joint, allied force for current and future operations at sea.
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May 15, 2009
ROTA, Spain - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Detachment Europe, at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota hosted their Spanish navy counterparts, the Unidad Especial Desactivated De Explosivo (U.E.D.E) from Cartagena, Spain during Magre 09-01, May 12-15.
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May 14, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III, visited sailors stationed at the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command May 14 to discuss Navy personnel issues with sailors.
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May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama nominated Navy Adm. James Stavridis to serve as NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe and as commander U.S. European Command, Pentagon officials said May 12.
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May 13, 2009
USNS LCPL ROY M. WHEAT, at sea - Exercise Phoenix Express (PE09) continued in the Mediterranean this week aboard USNS Lance Cpl. Roy M. Wheat with sailors from Algeria, Turkey, Portugal and the United States and Marines from Italy using the ship for visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercises.
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May 12, 2009
ROTA, Spain - Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota-s last EA-3B (A-3) "Skywarrior" departed southern Spain with the help of the crew of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) April 30.
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May 12, 2009
NAPLES, Italy - Combined maritime forces participating in exercise Phoenix Express 2009 are focusing on the development of increased maritime safety and security through joint operations during the last five days of the exercise, scheduled to end, May 13.
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May 8, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - Navy Fleet Master Chief Roy M. Maddocks became the seventh U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader during a change of responsibility ceremony here May 8. Maddocks relieved Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mark L. Farley, who had served as the EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) here since Sept. 2006.
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May 6, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has issued a message to service members and their families around the world, commemorating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
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May 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the severity and reach of the H1N1 flu virus is encouraging, the secretary of homeland security noted during a briefing here May 4.
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May 4, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outbreak of H1N1 flu "is a cause for concern, but not alarm," President Barack Obama said May 1, after meeting with his Cabinet. Government officials are monitoring the situation closely, he said, and the health and the safety of the American people is his top priority.
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May 3, 2009
USNS LCPL ROY M. WHEAT, at Sea - Phoenix Express 2009 (PE 09) wrapped up the in-port portion of the exercise May 2 and will begin the underway portion of the two-week exercise on May 4 with 12 naval ships getting underway from Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay, Crete.
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May 3, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to ensure the public stays up to date on the latest news and information on the H1N1 flu outbreak, White House officals are employing such new media Web and social networking tools as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
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May 1, 2009
SOUDA BAY, Greece - Marines from Italy hosted damage control training aboard Italian vessel ITS Cigala Fulgosi to Phoenix Express participants from Turkey, Spain and the U.S. April 29.
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May 1, 2009
SOUDA BAY, Greece - Sailors from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) Squadron Team 2, Helicopter Visit Board Search and Seizure (HVBSS) Team 4 conducted and participated in fast-roping exercises on a U.S. CH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) and a Greek CH-60 Seahawk helicopter with sailors and Marines from nations participating in exercise Phoenix Express (PE09) here, April 30.
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