Alison Bath
@alisonbath_
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News junkie, defender of First Amendment journalism ... and Stars and Stripes reporter covering the U.S. Navy in Europe and Africa.
Naples, Italy
Joined April 2009
“What happened to [Seaman Angelina Resendiz] was not just a tragedy, it was a preventable failure. We are here to demand justice for Angelina.”. Read more at: Source - Stars and Stripes. Story by @CaitlynBurchett.
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RT @WarshipCam: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier leaving Norfolk, Virginia on scheduled deployment - June….
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That wide-ranging responsibility and expertise is why the steam-powered, command-and-control ship in service for more than five decades “never fails to sail,” said crew members aboard the ship. @USNavyEurope @MSCSealift @USSMountWhitney.
Navy sailors aboard the USS Mount Whitney say its civilian mariners are the flagship's fail-safe, with wide-ranging responsibilities and expertise that make sure they "never fail to sail." (from @alisonbath_)
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Appears the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group has departed the Mediterranean early this morning after participating in NATO's Neptune Strike this week.
⚠️ USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 USS Gettysburg CG64 and USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 currently 60 NM East of #Gibraltar heading for STROG .Night transit #OPWest @Drox_Maritime.
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"[The Houthis] are not China, but they are a threat, and they are hunting our ships. Understanding that and not being dismissive about that and being prepared is what we are focused on now.". Stars and Stripes story by @CaitlynBurchett.
Largest strike from an Aircraft Carrier; 670 strikes in all; around 160 enemy drones and missiles intercepted during the five months Truman Strike Group spent in the Red Sea.
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A few random shipboard photos from USS Mount Whitney while transiting the Atlantic Ocean last week. @USNavyEurope @MSCSealift
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Hard to resist these freshly made dinner rolls offered daily aboard @USNavyEurope flagship USS Mount Whitney by @MSCSealift bakers. They keep sailors and fellow civilian mariners well supplied with homemade muffins, cookies, cakes and other treats.
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USS Mount Whitney coming into port this morning pulling in beside the destroyer USS Roosevelt @NAVSTA_Rota. @USNavyEurope @USNavy @MSCSealift
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The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke passing by US 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney this morning in Rota, Spain. @USNavy @USNavyEurope
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Search and rescue team from USS Mount Whitney training this morning in the Atlantic Ocean. SAR swimmers visible left mid-frame. @USNavy @USNavyEurope @MSCSealift
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A few more shots of HSC-28 live hoist training last week over the Atlantic Ocean. HSC-28 is attached to @USNavyEurope flagship USS Mount Whitney.
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Quiet early Sunday morning aboard USS Mount Whitney in the Atlantic Ocean after pizza, wings, ice cream and karaoke night. @USNavyEurope
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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Detachment 1 practices live hoist training in the Atlantic Ocean on May 9. HSC-28 is attached to USS Mount Whitney., which is in Africa as part of Obangame Express. @USNavyEurope
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Mauritanian military officials visited @USNavyEurope flagship USS Mount Whitney May 8 while the ship was near Nouakchott. Mount Whitney is in West Africa as part of the Obangame Express exercise that includes 28 countries.
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RT @USNavyNNPP: 📍 Pacific Ocean. The #nuclearfleet aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) launches an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Dia….
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While the Houthis continue to target @USNavy carrier strike groups, “the number of ballistic missile launches by the group has dropped by 69%, and Houthi drone attacks have declined by 55%,” according to @CENTCOM . Story by @lara_korte .
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RT @MSCSealift: This week’s @MSCSealift “Ship in the Spotlight,” fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200), is providing logistic….
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