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TAMPA, Fla. - A child poses for a photo near the Denmark display during U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) International Night, Dec. 07, 2023. International Night started in December 2004 as a winter holiday party for the Coalition members and families. This year, members of CENTCOM’s coalition countries displayed native customs and offered a taste of their traditional cuisines to guests. (U.S. Central Command Public Affairs photo by Maged Benjamin-Elias)

Dec. 13, 2023

International Night at CENTCOM

TAMPA, Fla. - Each year, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) hosts a celebration that includes Coalition personnel present at MacDill Air Force Base. This celebration brings together many of CENTCOM’s Senior National Representatives (SNRs) and non-commissioned officers, who represent their respective countries at the command. These representatives and their families volunteer to cook and serve foods and sweets, for which their country is famous, to MacDill Air Force Base personnel and members of the Tampa Bay community.

U.S. Navy Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) conduct bilateral training with Sailors from the Japanese Murasame-class destroyer Akebono (DD 108) in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 25, 2023. Sailors from both ships trained on VBSS procedures, helicopter operations, and division tactic exercises, increasing interoperability between the two allies. As part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), the Mason is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samantha Alaman)

Dec. 8, 2023

U.S., Japan ships complete bilateral exercise in Gulf of Aden

GULF OF ADEN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer FS Akebono (DD 108) conducted bilateral exercise in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 25. Meeting at sea, the ships practiced a range of surface warfare events, including visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS), helicopter deck landing qualifications (DLQ), divisional tactics (DIVTACs), and personnel exchanges.