EUCOM Nominee Scaparrotti: Putin ‘Trying to Break Up NATO’
The nominee to command American and NATO forces in Europe says Russia needs to receive a “strong, clear and consistent”…
Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics
The fly-by of the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) in the Baltic Sea by Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers on two separate…
Video: Russian Fighters Buzz USS Donald Cook in Baltic Sea
This post will be updated as additional information becomes available. The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) was buzzed on…
Destroyer USS Donald Cook Leaves Black Sea, Joint U.S.-Ukraine Exercise Closes
A joint series of exercises between Ukraine and the U.S. has ended and guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)…
Last Rota-bound Destroyer USS Carney Leaves Mayport
The fourth and final guided missile destroyer that will serve as part of the forward deployed U.S. ballistic missile defense…
U.S., Ukraine Exercise Sea Breeze Begins in Black Sea, Russia Promises to Observe
The U.S. and Ukraine formally kicked off almost two weeks of naval exercises on Monday in and around the Black…
USS Ross Leaves Black Sea
The guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG- 71) departed the Black Sea on Wednesday after an 11-day cruise of the…
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Denies Russian Fighters Chased Off Destroyer USS Ross in Black Sea
This post has been updated to include a June 1, 2015 U.S. 6th Fleet video of a Sukhoi SU-24 Fencer…
NATO Commander Breedlove: Imported Russian Missiles Have Turned Crimea into a Black Sea ‘Power Projection’ Platform
PENTAGON — Since Russia has taken control of the Crimean region of Ukraine, it has moved a significant number of…
SNA: Fleet Forces Training Will Incorporate Lessons from New CO’s 6th Fleet Tour
During Adm. Phil Daivdson’s last nine months as the commander of the America’s naval arm in Europe and Africa, tensions…