Sea Breeze 2019

Guided-missile Destroyer USS Porter Operates Black Sea, Visits Ukraine

USS Porter (DDG-78) transits the Bosphorus Strait on Oct. 12, 2019. US Navy Photo

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) is operating in the Black Sea as part of the Navy’s ongoing presence operation in the region, Turkey-based ship spotters posted on social media on Saturday.

The warship pulled into Odesa, Ukraine on Sunday for a port visit.

“The ship will host five Ukrainian officers as it pulls into Odesa to observe sea-and-anchor operations. These operations enhance regional maritime...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/14/guided-missile-destroyer-uss-porter-operates-black-sea-visits-ukraine

USS Porter Leaves Black Sea, Makes Port Call in Turkey

USS Porter (DDG-78) leaving the Black Sea Aug. 16, 2019. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) left the Black Sea after an eight-day patrol and visits to Romania and Bulgaria.

The forward-deployed Porter crossed the Bosphorus heading toward the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, according to photos posted by Turkish ship spotters on social media.

Later in the day, the destroyer made a stop at the Turkish Gölcük Naval Base, ship spotters reported.

While in...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/16/uss-porter-leaves-black-sea-makes-port-call-in-turkey

USS Porter Enters the Black Sea

USS Porter (DDG-78) on Aug. 8, 2019, entering the Black Sea. Cem Devrim Yaylalı Photo used with permission

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) entered the Black Sea on Thursday and is the sixth U.S. ship to operate in the region this year.

Porter, one of four U.S. destroyers based in Spain, moved across the Bosphorus and into the Black Sea, according to Turkish ship spotters.

It’s the first U.S. ship to operate in the Black Sea since the Spearhead-class USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) left the region...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/08/uss-porter-enters-the-black-sea

USS Carney, USNS Yuma Enter Black Sea Ahead of Sea Breeze 2019 Exercise

USS Carney entering the Black Sea. Cem Devrim Yaylalı Photo used with permission

ISTANBUL — A pair of U.S. Navy ships entered the Black Sea on Friday and Saturday just as Sea Breeze 2019, the 19th iteration of the multinational land, air and land exercise held annually in the region, got underway on Monday.

On Friday, Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) was the first foreign participant of Sea Breeze 2019 to pass through Turkish Straits into the Black Sea. This was Yum...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/01/uss-carney-usns-yuma-enter-black-sea-ahead-of-sea-breeze-2019-exercise