USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

Destroyer USS Donald Cook Arrives in Florida After 7 Years in Europe

Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Genaro Ortiz, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), picks up his son following the ship’s arrival to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on July 18, 2021. US Navy Photo

Guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is back in the U.S. after seven years as one of four forward-deployed ballistic missile defense ships based in Rota, Spain.

Cook came into Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Sunday after operating...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/19/destroyer-uss-donald-cook-arrives-in-florida-after-7-years-in-europe

Russia Tracking First U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Visit to the Black Sea in 12 Years

USS Hamilton (WMSL-753) transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea on April 27, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

A Coast Guard Cutter is now in the Black Sea, a first for the service since 2008, U.S. 6th fleet said in a Tuesday statement.

Legend-class National Security Cutter USS Hamilton (WMSL-753) passed through the Bosphorus strait in support of NATO operations in the region.

“The last U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to visit the Black Sea, USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716) sailed to the Black Sea...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/27/russia-tracking-first-u-s-coast-guard-cutter-visit-to-the-black-sea-in-12-years

USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Spain, USS Donald Cook Will Head to Mayport

A Sailor removes a mooring line from a bollard to assist the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in getting underway while pier-side at Naval Station Norfolk Mar. 26. US Navy Photo

Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) pulled into Naval Station Rota, Spain over the weekend as it officially becomes part of the Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E).

In a news release, U.S. 6th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer pulled into Rota on Sunday after exercising in the Atlantic...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/12/uss-arleigh-burke-arrives-in-spain-uss-donald-cook-heading-back-to-mayport

Cruiser USS Monterey Enters Black Sea for ‘Multi-Domain’ Operations

USS Monterey transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea on March 19, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

A guided-missile cruiser that deployed with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the Black Sea after transiting the Bosphorus on Friday, according to U.S. 6th Fleet.

USS Monterey (CG-61) transited and worked with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) operating in the Mediterranean Sea, Carrier Air Wing 3, Navy P-8A Poseidons, U.S. Air Force aircraft based in...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/19/cruiser-uss-monterey-enters-black-sea-for-multi-domain-operations

Two U.S. Destroyers in Black Sea, Russians Say U.S. Military Presence Boosts Instability

USS Porter (DDG-78) entering the Black Sea on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission.

Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers are operating in the Black Sea along with a U.S. oiler, service officials announced on Thursday.

According to ship spotters USS Porter (DDG-78) sailed through the Bosphorus, joining USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) and the fleet oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203), which entered the region within the last several days.

Porter and Cook are part of the U.S. Navy’s...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/28/two-u-s-destroyers-in-black-sea-russians-say-u-s-military-presence-boosts-instability

Two U.S. Navy Ships Now Operating with NATO in the Black Sea

USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) entering the Black Sea on the night on Jan. 23, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission.

Two U.S. Navy ships moved into the Black Sea over the weekend, U.S. 6th Fleet announced.

Destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) moved into the Black Sea on Saturday to drill with NATO.

“I was impressed with the crew’s growing familiarity with NATO joint interoperability procedures, readiness to cooperate with friendly units, and excitement to perfect our tactical proficiency by...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/25/two-u-s-navy-ships-now-operating-with-nato-in-the-black-sea

Destroyer USS Donald Cook Now Operating in the Black Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) conducts a personnel transfer in Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 17, 2020. U.S. Navy Photo

Destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) moved into the Black Sea on Monday, U.S. 6th Fleet announced.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s arrival in the Black Sea marks the seventh trip for an American warship to the waters this year, the service said in a news release.

“Operating in the Black Sea signifies our commitment to partners and allies in...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/23/destroyer-uss-donald-cook-now-operating-in-the-black-sea

VIDEO: HMS Queen Elizabeth Strike Group Assembles

The full U.K. Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time during Group Exercise 2020 on Oct. 4, 2020. Royal Navy Photo

The U.K. Royal Navy has assembled its largest carrier strike group in almost 40 years, the service announced on Monday.

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) assembled in the North Atlantic with a mix of U.K., American and Dutch warships as the Royal Navy prepared to for the first deployment of its new carrier force.

Embarked with 15 F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters – 10 from the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/05/video-hms-queen-elizabeth-strike-group-assembles

BALTOPS 2020 Will Only Hold At-Sea Events With Ships Commanded from Shore

From front to back, the Supply-class fast-combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), the Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Otto Suerdrup (F312), the German Navy Bremen-class frigate FGS Luebeck (F214) and the German Navy Rhone-Class replenishment oiler FGS Rhoen (A1443) sail in formation behind the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while participating in exercise...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/11/baltops-2020-will-only-hold-at-sea-events-with-ships-commanded-from-shore

U.S., U.K. Surface Warships Patrol Barents Sea For First Time Since the 1980s

The Duke-class frigate HMS Kent (F78) takes part in a replenishment-at-sea with Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) whilst on exercise with the U.S. Navy in the Arctic Circle. The exercises have been taking place in the Arctic Circle where, with added wind chill, the temperatures plummeted to a jarring minus 10 degrees centigrade. UK Royal Navy photo.

The U.S. Navy surface force is operating in the Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War, further expanding its...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/04/u-s-u-k-surface-warships-patrol-barents-sea-for-first-time-since-the-1980s

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