⚓ With each exercise, we chart a course toward greater collaboration! 🇷🇴 🇧🇬 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇺🇸 U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to CTF 68 and EODMU Eight, Platoon 801 participated in two exercises alongside multiple Allies in Romania and Bulgaria, June 2024 Full story: c6f.navy.mil

⚓ In the Navy, maintenance is not just a task, it's a mission to ensure readiness! 🛠️ #MaintenanceMonday #sailor #ussixthfleet 📸: MC1 Ruben Reed 📸: MC1 Ruben Reed 📸: MC3 Keresea Illenye 📸: MC2Jesse Turner

A strobe's heartbeat in the night sky signals presence and safety! 🚁 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Patrick Adkins directs an SH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for take-off from the flight deck of the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), July 17. 📸: MC1 Ridge Leoni

🔥 We practice so we won't panic! 🧯 Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) conduct a damage control (DC) drill aboard the ship, Aug. 3, 2024. 📸: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner

🇦🇴 Showcasing the power of #partnership through culture and collaboration! ⚓ USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), arrived in Luanda, Angola, for a regularly scheduled port visit, August 6. Full story: c6f.navy.mil 📸: MC1 Ridge Leoni

🤿 Let's dive deeper and see what's below the surface! 🌊 U.S. Marines from the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, assigned to Task Force 61/2, conduct dive operations with USS Georgia (SSGN 729) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea July 2024. 📸: U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo

🧑‍🚒 The Flying Squad: They may not have actual wings, but they sure need to be ready to leap into action! 🔥🧯 Sailors assigned to USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) participate in flying squad tryouts, Aug. 4. 📸: MC3 Justin Kemble

💕Serving with the heart at the Agios Stefanos Foundation! 💕 Sailors and Marines assigned to the USS Wasp (LHD 1) and the 24th MEU(SOC) participate in a community outreach event at the Agios Stefanos Foundation in Limassol, Cyprus, Aug. 9 📸: MCSA Soren V.P. Quinata

🌊Sailors know: a clean ship is just a wave away from smooth sailing!🧹 Sailors participate in a fresh water washdown aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), Aug. 7 📸: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Macklin

Fostering international bonds one tactic at a time! 🇬🇧- 🤝 🇺🇸 #MissionReadiness U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th MEU (SOC) and British Royal Marine commandos assigned to 42 Commando discuss boarding tactics aboard USS New York (LPD 21), July 30, 2024. 📸: MC2 Jesse Turner

Exploring the past while serving the present! 🌊🏰 #ExperienceAngola Sailors and Marines assigned to the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) attend a guided tour at the Fortress of Sal Miguel in Luanda, Angola, Aug. 7. 📸: MC1 Ridge Leoni

🚢 Exciting news! 🌍🇺🇸 USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) is scheduled to change its home port from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to Naval Station Rota, Spain, in fall 2024! #NavyNews #ForwardDeployed #EUCOM #AFRICOM Read full story: usff.navy.mil

🚤 Speed on the waves means a faster response! 🌊 📍 Mediterranean Sea U.S. #Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th MEU (SOC), conduct formation drills aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat during small boat operations from USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) Aug. 9.

💪 Sailors train under pressure with a little bit of spice! 🌶️ Sailors aboard the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) execute different evolutions after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum during a security reaction force training, July 31. 📸: MC1 Class Ridge Leoni

🚨 #ThrowbackThursday! 🚨 MM3 Clarence South, left, from Palmetto, Florida, and DC3 Carmen Lotito, from Ellington, Connecticut, open a hatch during a general quarters drill aboard the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) in the Bay of Biscay, Aug. 16, 2023. 📸 MC2 Elexia Morelos

DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP! 🧯 Check out #USSBulkeley's #DamageControl Training Team doing what they do best -- ensuring the #Sailors of #DDG84 are ready to fight any casualty, any time! 🎥 MC3 Joseph Macklin U.S. Navy | ussbulkeley | U.S. European Command

Every rep the #Marines do brings a little extra sunshine to the ship ☀️ 💪 Marines with BLT 1/8, 24th MEU SOC conduct #combat conditioning during a #MCMAP Instructor course aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) while #underway 📸 Lance Cpl. John Allen #OORAH #SemperFi

Sometimes " #goingshopping " means calling in an #MH60R 🛍️ 🚁 #Sailors aboard the #USSBulkeley #DDG84 receive supplies from an MH-60R #Seahawk helicopter assigned to #HSM79 📸 MC3 Joseph Macklin #FlyNavy #NavalAviation #Aviation

Sometimes " #goingshopping " means calling in a #Romeosquadron 🚁 🛍️ #Sailors aboard the ussbulkeley receive supplies from an #MH60R #Seahawk helicopter assigned to #HSM79 📸 MC3 Joseph Macklin #FlyNavy #GoNavy #NavalAviation #Aviation

Sometimes " #goingshopping " means calling in an #MH60R 🛍️ 🚁 #Sailors aboard the #USSBulkeley (#DDG84) receive supplies from an MH-60R #Seahawk helicopter assigned to #HSM79 📸 MC3 Joseph Macklin #FlyNavy #NavalAviation #Aviation