USS Cole (DDG 67) Transits the Strait of Gibraltar

Photo By Paul Farley | The guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives for a scheduled port visit. Cole, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is on a scheduled deployment and operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.  

USEUCOM, AT SEA

05.26.2024

Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Richardson 

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea, May 26, 2024.

Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces in the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of responsibility. U.S. Sixth Fleet is permanently assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces through the full spectrum of joint and naval operations.

For more than 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has forged strategic relationships with our Allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to preserve security and stability.

• Date Taken: 05.26.2024
• Date Posted: 05.26.2024 16:08
• Story ID: 472285
• Location: USEUCOM, AT SEA