U.S. European Command spokesman Navy Capt. Greg Hicks, director of Communication and Engagement, provided the following statement on Exercise Sea Breeze 2014.

USEUCOM News Release identifies U.S. Navy casualty in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

The French navy, Italian Coast Guard, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) Personnel Recovery team and aircrewmen assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67, assisted in the rescue of approximately 40 people adrift in a 15-meter inflatable boat in the Mediterranean Sea, 35 miles north of the Libyan coast, March 27.

The dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) departed Constanta following the completion of Exercise Summer Storm 2012, Aug. 19.

Four Romanian Master Chief Petty Officers attended a senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) training course at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters in Naples, Aug. 13-16.

During Exercise Sea Breeze, more than 16 countries work together to strengthen military bonds and build long lasting partnerships. SSgt Joshua Peargin takes us to Odessa, Ukraine where this multifaceted exercise takes place.

Two Hellenic naval officers arrived aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) as part of a midshipmen foreign exchange program, July 23.

A P-3 and aircrew from Patrol Squadron 9’s “Golden Eagles” concluded their participation in the Bulgarian naval exercise Breeze 2012, July 1.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) departed Toulon naval base after a three-day port visit to strengthen relations with the French navy, April 20.

Greece continued to host partner navies this week following last week’s Enterprise Carrier Strike Group visit to Piraeus with the exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) final planning conference, Apr. 3-5.

The U.S. State Department presented a Polish admiral and graduate of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies with an American military medal March 22.

Donald Bittner has been a doctor since 1981, but the Navy captain had never practiced medicine like he did March 26 while driving to a local restaurant with his wife.

This isn’t your kid’s video game! SGT Tony Brazier takes us to the NATO Undersea Research Center in La Spezia, Italy, where gaming systems, and their consequences, are taken very seriously.

On March 4, 1970 the French military submarine Eurydice exploded, killing all 57 sailors aboard.

When you’re in charge of the U.S. Navy in Europe and Africa, it’s a huge responsibility. That job now goes to a new boss. Petty Officer Jen Lobao takes us to the ceremony in Naples, Italy.

There's an old boat in Souda Bay, Crete, that's been around for a while...and the salt water and weather has not been kind to her. But the Sailors stationed there aren't about to let Mother Nature win this battle. Petty Officer Mike Wright explains.

Now, what about that third question, the one regarding career risk? Quite the dilemma, at first blush. I’ve had two “career ending” moments in my 34 years in the Navy, both of which included a tragic, but thankfully incorrect, statement from a 3-star Admiral to a far junior me, “Stavridis, your career is over!” because I took the risk of articulating an idea in print. On the other hand, maybe somewhere along the way someone noticed something I wrote and thought, “Hmmm, maybe that junior officer is worth taking the time to meet with and talk to.” Some of the best career moments I’ve had came in that positive way – and there were many more of them than the negative.

Helicopter-to-ship boarding training was given to special operations forces (SOF) from seven countries aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) during exercise Jackal Stone (JS10) 2010, Sept. 19.

Special operations forces (SOF) from seven nations worked together to conduct several training exercises aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) Sept. 19.

Marines are integrating with Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) during the ship’s current deployment.

USS Taylor (FFG 50) conducted a passenger exchange along with sonar and lookout training with the Norwegian submarine HNoMS Ula (S 300) Aug. 23.