USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) recently made a port call to Mombasa, Kenya to resupply the ship with food and fuel.
Visiting this historic port city also gave us a chance to work with our fantastic partners in Kenya. Asante, Mombasa!
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- 🎯 Tomorrows threat is today’s target 🦾 Training against unmanned systems in realistic scenarios helps Allied forces refine detection, tracking, and engagement procedures while preparing for the evolving challenges of the modern maritime battlespace. #BALTOPS2026 #WeAreNATO
00:00 - 🌊 Beneath the surface lies the challenge. NATO Allies and partners employed unmanned underwater vehicles during #BALTOPS2026 to strengthen their ability to detect, identify, and respond to maritime threats in the Baltic Sea region. #WeAreNATO
- The character of war is changing 🎮📡 NATO Allies conducted counter unmanned surface vessel training during #BALTOPS2026, strengthening their ability to detect, track, and defeat asymmetric threats in the Baltic Sea region. #WeAreNATO
00:00 - Find 👀 Track 🎯 Defeat 💥 From the open door of a Danish Navy helicopter to the unmanned vessels maneuvering below, NATO Allies and partners trained to detect, track, and counter unmanned maritime threats during #BALTOPS2026 #WeAreNATO
- NATO forces united as one 🤝 21st century security challenges demand our forces’ ability to remain mobile, agile and able to surge quickly to diverse locations, as required. #BALTOPS2026 helps hone and perfect those operational capabilities in the Baltic Sea region. #WeAreNATO
00:00 - Seabees are constructing a boat ramp in Latvia to enable naval forces to resupply ashore. Projects like these help improve maritime mobility and expeditionary capabilities, enabling Allied forces to move personnel and equipment where they are needed most. #BALTOPS2026 #WeAreNATO
- Vice Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa Rear Admiral Scott Ruston attended the @NigerianNavy 70th Anniversary Celebrations in Lagos! ⚓️c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/New… @USinNigeria
- We dominate the Baltic Sea 🧜 🤝 🇵🇱 ORP Lublin leads a formation of NATO warships in the Baltic Sea during #BALTOPS2026. BALTOPS proves the U.S., alongside our Allies, builds a coalition based on harnessing our collective strategic advantages to deter and defend. #WeAreNATO
- Ready 🔴 Set 🟡 Go 🟢 🏎️💨 #BALTOPS2026 has begun! For the next two weeks, maritime, land, and air forces from across the Alliance will train to strengthen our collective warfighting readiness and deter and defend against any threat. 💪 #WeAreNATO
- U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet reposted
On June 1, USS Bulkeley returned to its homeport of Naval Station Rota after a four-month patrol supporting U.S. and Allied interests in the @USNavyEurope area of operations, its fifth forward-deployed patrol from Rota. Full Press Release: cnreurafcent.cnic.navy.mil/News/News-Deta…
- #BALTOPS2026 is back 💪🎯 Allied forces from 20 nations will deploy across the Baltic Sea region, with key operations conducted in Germany, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and on, under and above the sea, to take part in the region’s premier exercise Are you ready?
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