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    TASK FORCE 61/2 (TF-61/2) NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS FORCES EUROPE

    Task Force 61/2 (TF-61/2) Naval Amphibious Forces Europe

    Task Force 61/2 (TF-61/2) Naval Amphibious Forces Europe    

    Task Force 61/2 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe/2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade is established to command and control Fleet Marine Forces and assigned Naval Forces in support of the commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet. TF 61/2 will synchronize Navy and Marine Corps units and capabilities already in theater, in support of regional Allies and Partners, and U.S. national security interests.

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    USS Bataan Conducts Flight Operations

    USS Bataan Conducts Flight Operations
    02.05.24 | PO2 Bradley Rickard | LHD5
    240205-N-OM737-1095 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 5, 2024) An AV-8B Harrier, attached to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), lands on...
    Task Force 61/2 Rotation 2 group photo

    Task Force 61/2 Rotation 2 group photo
    11.16.23 | LCpl Jack Labrador | 2MEB
    U.S. Marines with Task Force 61/2 pose for a group photo at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Nov. 16, 2023. TF 61/2 is deployed in the U.S....
    FASTEUR trains with Latvian service members

    FASTEUR trains with Latvian service members
    10.06.23 | LCpl Jack Labrador | 2MEB
    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gary Gonzalez, an infantry rifleman with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR) and native of...
    FASTEUR trains with Latvian service members

    FASTEUR trains with Latvian service members
    10.06.23 | LCpl Jack Labrador | 2MEB
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Mohacsi, an infantry machine-gunner with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR) and native of...
    FASTEUR trains with Latvian service members

    FASTEUR trains with Latvian service members
    10.06.23 | LCpl Jack Labrador | 2MEB
    An M2A1 .50 caliber heavy machine gun cycles rounds during a joint live-fire shoot with U.S. Marines from Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team...
    Exercise Lisa Azul 23

    Exercise Lisa Azul 23
    09.27.23 | LCpl Jack Labrador | 2MEB
    U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Gary Gonzalez, a Victoria, Texas native and rifleman with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe...
    Exercise Lisa Azul 23

    Exercise Lisa Azul 23
    09.27.23 | LCpl Jack Labrador | 2MEB
    U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Matthew Unrein, a Morrill, Nebraska native and a squad leader with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe...
    USS Bataan Refuels at Sea

    USS Bataan Refuels at Sea
    08.04.23 | PO2 Danilo Reynoso | LHD5
    230804-N-VO895-1017 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 4, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, conducts...
    TACRON Air-Traffic Control Monitors Aircraft Movements

    TACRON Air-Traffic Control Monitors...
    08.05.23 | PO2 Riley Gasdia | LHD5
    23080-N-OQ442-1021 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 5, 2023) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Malik Taylor, assigned to Tactical Air Control Squadron 21,...
    NSA Souda Bay Hosts Task Force 61/2 Marines

    NSA Souda Bay Hosts Task Force 61/2 Marines
    07.20.23 | Nicholas Tenorio | NSA-SB
    NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 20, 2023) Marines assigned to Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and...

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    Finnish Readiness Exercise: Forward Arming and Refueling Point

    Finnish Readiness Exercise: Forward...
    08.05.24 | SSgt Josue Marquez | USMCFE
    U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Forces Europe, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, and members of the Finnish Defence Forces,...
    MSPF, 24th MEU (SOC) Low Light Deck Shoot

    MSPF, 24th MEU (SOC) Low Light Deck Shoot
    08.26.24 | Cpl Elton Taylor | 24MEU
    U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), conduct a low light deck...
    24th MEU (SOC) Helicopter Support Team Operations

    24th MEU (SOC) Helicopter Support Team...
    08.19.24 | Cpl Victoria Hutt | 24MEU
    U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), and Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)...
    Finnish Readiness Exercise: Live-fire Naval Surface Fire Support

    Finnish Readiness Exercise: Live-fire...
    08.06.24 | SSgt Josue Marquez | USMCFE
    U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Rotational Forces Europe, under the command and control of Task Force...
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    2,812 Featured Images

    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain

    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain
    11.21.24 | PO3 Eric Moser | USSWASP
    241121-N-CF580-1054 ROTA, Spain (Nov. 21, 2024) Quartermaster 2nd Class Dalton Roller, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1),...
    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain

    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain
    11.21.24 | PO3 Eric Moser | USSWASP
    241121-N-CF580-1007 ROTA, Spain (Nov. 21, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024,...
    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain

    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain
    11.21.24 | PO3 Eric Moser | USSWASP
    241121-N-CF580-1010 ROTA, Spain (Nov. 21, 2024) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Maurice Jones, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1),...
    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain

    USS Wasp Departs Rota, Spain
    11.21.24 | PO3 Eric Moser | USSWASP
    241121-N-CF580-1029 ROTA, Spain (Nov. 21, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) pulls out of Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21,...
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    41 Featured Stories

    USS Wasp Departs Rota before Return to Home Port

    USS Wasp Departs Rota before Return to...
    11.21.24 | LT Mckensey Cobb | USSWASP
    The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), with embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), departed Naval...
    Task Force 61/2: Strengthening crisis response and amphibious readiness across Europe and Africa

    Task Force 61/2: Strengthening crisis...
    11.13.24 | CPT John Huntress | 2MEB
    NAPLES, Italy –Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2) stands at the forefront of the Marine Corps and Navy's integration efforts in the Mediterranean,...
    U.S. Marines, Finnish Defence Forces share amphibious capabilities

    U.S. Marines, Finnish Defence Forces...
    08.09.24 | 2LT Spencer Tidwell | USMCFE
    U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force and the Finnish Defence Force worked toward international strategic goals during the Finnish...
    U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees Collaborate on Engineering Civic Action Program Projects in Ghana

    U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees Collaborate...
    07.30.24 | Courtesy Story | USMCFE
    ACCRA, GHANA - In a remarkable demonstration of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps integration and commitment to humanitarian aid, Commander David Duprey,...
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    1 Featured Audio

    TurkiyeHADR - AFN Incirlik Newscast - Marines and Airmen Build Field Hospital in Serinyol, Türkiye

    TurkiyeHADR - AFN Incirlik Newscast -...
    02.25.23 | SrA Dillon Audit | AFN-INCIRLIK
    U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to 39th Air Base Wing, and U.S. Marines, from Task Force 61/2, begin building a field hospital at Serinyol,...