{"id":62743,"date":"2023-12-11T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=62743"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:28:08","slug":"uss-bulkeley-arrives-in-piraeus-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=62743","title":{"rendered":"USS Bulkeley Arrives in Piraeus, Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>The port call to Piraeus demonstrates the strong camaraderie between the U.S. Navy and the Hellenic Navy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBulkeley\u2019s visit to Piraeus, Greece, follows a persistent presence in the Eastern Mediterranean\u201d, said CDR. Richard D. Slye, Commanding Officer, USS Bulkeley. \u00a0\u201cI can think of no better opportunity than to experience the culture and deep history of this amazing city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor almost all of us, it is our first time in this beautiful country of Greece,\u201d said Fire Controlman 1st Class Shamus Leach. \u201cThis port visit is much needed and we are extremely thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last U.S. Navy vessel to visit Piraeus was the USS Normandy, on December 3, 2023. The USS Gerald R. Ford ported in Piraeus on July 27, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The GRFCSG has spent a significant amount of its maiden deployment steaming with the Hellenic Navy.<\/p>\n<p>Bulkeley is a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG). The GRFCSG is comprised of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the Information Warfare Commander, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60).<\/p>\n<p>The ships of DESRON-2 within the GRFCSG are the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS McFaul (DDG 74), and USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116).<\/p>\n<p>The squadrons of CVW-8 embarked aboard Gerald R. Ford are the \u201cTridents\u201d of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, the \u201cSpartans\u201d of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, the \u201cBear Aces\u201d of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW 124), the \u201cRagin\u2019 Bulls\u201d of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, the \u201cBlacklions\u201d of (VFA-213), the \u201cGolden Warriors\u201d of (VFA-87), the \u201cTomcatters\u201d of (VFA-31), the \u201cGray Wolves\u201d of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142, and the \u201cRawhides\u201d of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40.<\/p>\n<p>For over 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has forged strategic relationships with allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to preserve security and stability.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The port call to Piraeus demonstrates the strong camaraderie between the U.S. Navy and the Hellenic Navy. \u201cBulkeley\u2019s visit to Piraeus, Greece, follows a persistent presence in the Eastern Mediterranean\u201d, said CDR. Richard D. Slye, Commanding Officer, USS Bulkeley. \u00a0\u201cI can think of no better opportunity than to experience the culture and deep history of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":62745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62743"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62746,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62743\/revisions\/62746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}