This post has been updated to correct the location of the Russian Baltic Sea Fleet. Two Russian warships are operating near the international BALTOPs naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, according to ...

Approximately 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries have been conducting military exercises in June in the Baltic Sea region, an area of increased strategic significance following Russia's invasion of ...

The U.S. Navy and its NATO allies and partners wrapped up their annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region Friday. Baltic Operations 2023, or BALTOPS, concludes a week after American and ...

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship Mount Whitney gets underway from Oslo, Norway, June 5, in support of exercise BALTOPS 50. The annual international joint exercise demonstrates the ability ...

NATO allies recently kicked off Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2022, a maritime-focused training event in the Baltic region, in tandem with Finland and Sweden, two NATO partners that are poised to join ...

June 7 (UPI) --The Baltic Region's maritime-focused exercise BALTOPS 50, which includes defensive cyberwarfare tactics for the first time, has launched, the U.S. Navy said. Air and maritime assets ...

Quartermaster 3rd Class Kaevon Dutchatellier, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), stands watch during a sea and anchor detail, June 30, 2022. (U.S. Navy ...

(Tribune News Service) — During NATO exercises, there’s often a chance for sailors to spend time on allies’ ships, but Norfolk-based USS Kearsarge had a chance to break ground with what the Navy calls ...

This story has been corrected. An annual U.S.-led naval exercise in the Baltic region that starts this weekend could allow Finland and Sweden to demonstrate their maritime prowess, potentially ...

NATO is starting Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2022, an exercise that includes fourteen member states and two NATO partner countries in Stockholm. The exercise has taken place annually since 1972 and ...

NATO member ships participating in exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) steam in formation through the Baltic Sea June 4. (MC2 Mario Coto/Navy) The U.S. Navy and its NATO allies and partners ...