Train Dacia is a tactical-level train within the Black Sea, inside Romanian territorial waters, consisting of speedy environmental evaluation, mine countermeasures, logistics assist and communications with NATO Allies and companions and business.
Commander of TF-66 Rear Adm. Michael Mattis served because the U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesman and keynote speaker on the opening ceremony for the train in Romania.
“This train demonstrates our mine countermeasures and unmanned underwater automobile capabilities, growing our mixed maritime area consciousness within the Black Sea area,” mentioned Mattis. “As we proceed to develop new ideas of operations and requirements collectively, we collectively sharpen our aggressive edge, promote safety and stability and guarantee all-domain entry.”
Integrating new and enhanced capabilities, like unmanned autos, throughout all domains offers U.S., Allies and associate nations versatile responses to threats in assist of shared pursuits.
Collaborating nations together with France, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Turkiye, U.Ok, and the U.S. demonstrated their collective functionality to retain management of territorial waters in battle and their dedication to Black Sea safety.
TF-66 is U.S. Sixth Fleet’s forward-deployable headquarters, able to orchestrating joint, all-domain results in a selected area via uneven and unconventional ideas of operations in live performance with Allied, coalition, joint, interagency, and different companions to reassure Allies and companions, promote safety and stability, and keep all area entry all through the European theater.
TF-68 gives explosive ordnance disposal operations, naval building, expeditionary safety, and theater safety efforts within the U.S. Sixth Fleet space of operations.
For over 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has solid strategic relationships with allies and companions, leveraging a basis of shared values to protect safety and stability.
Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces within the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of accountability. U.S. Sixth Fleet is completely assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces via the complete spectrum of joint and naval operations.
