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Apr 30 7 tweets 2 min read
#AMFS / #NILSA is underway! 🌊

Maritime & governmental leaders from around the 🌍 have gathered in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 for the three day combined AMFS/NILS-A, the largest continent-wide event of its kind. ⚓️

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Attendees of the African Maritime Forces Summit and Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium - Africa (AMFS/NILS-A) 2024 pose for a group photo in Accra, Ghana, on April 30, 2024. AMFS/NILS-A is a multinational, Africa-focused, strategic-level forum designed to address transnational maritime security challenges in African waters, bringing together partner nations with marine forces and naval infantry to develop interoperability, crisis response capabilities, and foster relationships that will improve Africa's maritime domain security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Addysyn Tobar) “I look forward to working with our @Ghana_Navy 🇬🇭 hosts and all participants this week to support African-led solutions to pressing issues that connect our maritime and naval forces," said @USNavy 🇺🇸Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander, @USNavyEurope
Oct 2, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
📢ANNOUNCEMENT: #USSHershelWoodyWilliams shifted its homeport from Norfolk, Va., to #SoudaBay, 🇬🇷, effective 1, Oct., 2020. HWW conducts @USAfricaCommand missions in the #Med & waters around East, South & West Africa, to include the Gulf of Guinea operating w/ regional partners. Full story here: c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/New…
Oct 2, 2020 4 tweets 5 min read
BREAKING: #USSRoosevelt departs the Black Sea heading to the #Mediterranean Sea after completing a successful patrol in support of & with our @NATO Allies & partners in the region 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 🇹🇷 🇧🇬 !

@USNavy vessels routinely conduct patrols & training in the #BlackSea. The ship’s operations in the #BlackSea strengthens interoperability among #NATO allies and partners and demonstrate collective resolve to Black Sea security under #OperationAtlanticResolve.

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Sep 29, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
🇺🇦 🇺🇸 working together in the #BlackSea!!

#USA & #Ukrainian Naval forces operated off the coast of Ukraine during a training exercise!

Training operations provide vital readiness opportunities for U.S. forces & demonstrate our capability to integrate platforms with partners! Full story here: c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/New…
Jun 19, 2020 4 tweets 6 min read
Today, @USNavy 🇺🇸 forces conducted maneuvering & air defense exercises with @NATO allies #Bulgarian 🇧🇬, #Romanian 🇷🇴, #Turkish 🇹🇷 counterparts in the #BlackSea.

#OpenforBusiness #PowerForPeace

c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/New… ImageImageImageImage 🇷🇴 RDML Mihai Panait, #Romanian Fleet Commander said, “Constant & consistent presence of @NATO ships in the #BlackSea, boosts our demonstration to maintain a safe & open Black Sea. The #Romanian-#American cooperation becomes a tradition for naval diplomacy....”
May 20, 2020 5 tweets 5 min read
We couldn't pick our favorite #USNavy destroyer so we turn to you.

Which @USNavy forward deployed ship in #Europe, stationed @NAVSTA_Rota is your favorite?

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#HardToPick #LetThePeopleSpeak #USSRoosevelt #DDG80 #Beautiful Image
Apr 30, 2020 14 tweets 12 min read
LIVE: @NavalInstitute is holding their 147th Annual Meeting virtually. @USNavy 🇺🇸 ADM Foggo will be the keynote speaker, talking about what the #USNavy is doing in @eucom @africom @NATO.

#Power4Peace #Open4Business #USNavalInstitute

Listen here: vimeo.com/402965223 "I encourage our younger #leaders – especially the Junior #Officers, Chief Petty Officers, and #Sailors out there – to join the debate, share your insights and innovative approaches. We have much to #learn from each other." - Admiral Foggo Image
Dec 18, 2019 17 tweets 3 min read
"We’re in an era of Great Power Competition – both militarily and economically. In fact, economic strength is foundational to national security – they’re inextricably linked. We now face two strategic competitors, Russia and China." - ADM James Foggo @CompeteNow @CompeteNow "We, as Americans, must continue leading the way as technology leaders and innovators, as well as guarantors of the global economic system." - ADM Foggo
Oct 5, 2019 7 tweets 3 min read
Watch ADM Foggo live as he welcomes the future #USSCincinnati #LCS 20 in to the @USNavy fleet, increasing our #NavyLethality and expanding our #NavyCapacity.

#StrengthInUnity
#NavyTheNationNeeds

@uss_cincy
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Watch Live here: bit.ly/2AMZPkk "The motto, Omnia reliquit servare republicam ("He relinquished everything to save the Republic") reflects the selfless service of Cincinnatus and our
founding fathers." - Admiral James G. Foggo