Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Indra Beaufort | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 09.21.2025
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Taranto, Italy for its first scheduled port visit, Sept. 21, 2025. USS Roosevelt Sailors had the opportunity to learn and embrace the rich history and culture in southern Italy. The port visit also provides the opportunity for increased interoperability among forces, while building cultural understanding and trust....
Story by Senior Airman Kathy Duran | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2025
MILAN, Italy – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, in partnership with the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Odontology, also known as LABANOF, hosted the fourth Scientific Summit at the University of Milan, Sept. 17–20, 2025. Fewer than 81,000 U.S. service members remain unaccounted for from past conflicts, the majority from World War II. Many of those losses are tied to......
Courtesy Story | Defense Commissary Agency | 09.15.2025
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is proud to congratulate the United States Air Force on its 78th birthday, Sept. 18. “We honor the Air Force’s anniversary, but we celebrate our airmen and their families every day by delivering the commissary benefit they’ve earned,” said Navy Command Master Chief Mario Rivers, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director....
Story by NAVCENT Public Affairs | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 08.18.2025
MANAMA, Bahrain –The Italian Navy assumed command of a multinational maritime training task force during a change of command ceremony, presided over by Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Aug. 18....
Story by Ensign Samantha Mendiguren | USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) | 07.15.2025
The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned to homeport in Gaeta, Italy, after operating in the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and Baltic Sea....
Story by Erin Thompson | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 05.09.2025
On May 16, 1945, Allied counter-intelligence agents arrested an Abwehr (German intelligence) agent in recently liberated Italy. Through interrogations of this agent and his associates, the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) was able to uncover a large network of saboteurs operating in Milan....
Story by Capt. John Huntress | 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 08.28.2024
GAETA, ITALY — On August 28, 2024, aboard the USS Mount Whitney, Sgt. Maj. Elena M. Rodriguez officially assumed her role as the first appointed sergeant major of the 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB). This historic appointment not only highlights Sgt. Maj. Rodriguez's distinguished career and leadership, but also underscores the critical role of the 2d MEB as Task Force 61/2 in......
Story by Staff Sgt. Vincent Lang | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.11.2024
Illinois Air National Guardsmen train with Sailors in Naples, Italy.
