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PE12 Continues Multinational Training, Promotes Teamwork

Release Date: 05/15/2012
SOUDA BAY, Crete – Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) participated in a multinational training exercise aboard the Hellenic navy training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center (NMIOTC) in support of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) in Souda Bay, Crete, May 12.



Phoenix Express 2012 Conducts MIO Training

Release Date: 05/11/2012
SOUDA BAY, Crete – Maritime forces participated in a multinational maritime interdiction operation (MIO) training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Center in Souda Bay, Greece, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), May 10.



Phoenix Express 2012 Begins in Souda Bay

Release Date: 05/08/2012
SOUDA BAY, Crete – Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), a multi-national exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, officially kicked off at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May 7.



NMCB 3 Seabees Teach Rota Students Metric Math

Release Date: 05/07/2012
ROTA, Spain – Three Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, taught practical uses of the metric system to 6th grade students at the Naval Station Rota Department of Defense Dependent’s School (DODDS), May 4.



USS Simpson Concludes Participation in Saharan Express 2012

Release Date: 05/02/2012
USS SIMPSON, Atlantic Ocean – Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) concluded their participation in exercise Saharan Express 2012 while underway off the coast of West Africa, Apr. 30.



C6F Commander visits Albania

Release Date: 04/25/2012
DURRES, Albania – Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet; and Commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO visited with counterparts in the Republic of Albania, 25 Apr.





SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 14, 2012) - Spc. Melinda Calvert (left) and Staff Sgt. Catie Cejka, both attached to the U.S. Army Reserve 396th Combat Support Hospital, demonstrate how to apply a tourniquet during a Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) medical class held at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak/Released)


SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Craig Sperry (left), a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), climbs aboard the training ship Aris under the supervision of the Hellenic Navy Special Forces during a training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak/Released)

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