{"id":27095,"date":"2018-03-07T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/07\/destroyer-carney-completes-eventful-black-sea-cruise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:55:44","slug":"destroyer-carney-completes-eventful-black-sea-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/03\/07\/destroyer-carney-completes-eventful-black-sea-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Destroyer Carney completes eventful Black Sea cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/20\/navy-sends-destroyers-to-black-sea-to-desensitize-russia\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover921795\" style=\"\">Carney <\/a>completed its two-week \u201cshow of force\u201d in the Black Sea on March 3, and made its way back into the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, according to a Navy release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carney, based in Rota, Spain, is on its fourth patrol since changing homeports in 2015, conducting operations with allies and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until recently, Carney had been operating with the guided-missile destroyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/04\/10\/president-trump-calls-commanding-officers-of-ross-and-porter-to-thank-them-for-syria-strike\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Ross<\/a>, which also spent two weeks in the region, departing Feb. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carney entered the Black Sea, a nearly 750-mile-wide body of water tucked between Europe and Asia, on Feb. 17, and pulled into Varna, Bulgaria, for a four-day port visit between Feb. 18-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"825\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9774\" data-id=\"9774\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180217-N-KA046-0378.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180217-N-KA046-0378.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180217-N-KA046-0378.jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180217-N-KA046-0378.jpg.jpg?resize=768,528 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180217-N-KA046-0378.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,704 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">BOSPHORUS STRAIT (Feb. 17, 2018) Sonar Technician Surface 3rd Class Seth Chopper Nikki Benak  and Sonar Technician Surface Surface 3rd Class Antony Bey man a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer Carney (as the ship transits the Bosphorus Straits, Feb, 17, 2018.  (photo by MC2 James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"791\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9782\" data-id=\"9782\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180218-N-KA046-0031.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180218-N-KA046-0031.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180218-N-KA046-0031.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180218-N-KA046-0031.jpg.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180218-N-KA046-0031.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,675 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The guided-missile destroyer Carney prepares to moor in Varna, Bulgaria, for a Feb. 18, visit to the Black Sea port. (MC2 James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"823\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9790\" data-id=\"9790\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0027.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0027.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0027.jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0027.jpg.jpg?resize=768,527 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0027.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,702 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer Carney haul in mooring lines as the ship departs Varna, Bulgaria. (MC2 James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"813\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9799\" data-id=\"9799\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0962.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0962.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0962.jpg.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0962.jpg.jpg?resize=768,520 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180222-N-KA046-0962.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,694 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sailors onboard the guided-missile destroyer Carney fire a Mark 38 25mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise in the Black Sea. (MC2 James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"824\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9812\" data-id=\"9812\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180224-N-KA046-0039.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180224-N-KA046-0039.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180224-N-KA046-0039.jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180224-N-KA046-0039.jpg.jpg?resize=768,527 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180224-N-KA046-0039.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,703 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ensigns Karyn Lee, left, and Michelle Nelson look at the voyage maintenance system while standing watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer Carney. (MC2 James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"793\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9823\" data-id=\"9823\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180303-N-KA046-0002.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180303-N-KA046-0002.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180303-N-KA046-0002.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180303-N-KA046-0002.jpg.jpg?resize=768,508 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180303-N-KA046-0002.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,677 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Carney transits the the Bosphorus Strait on her way back to the Mediterranean Sea after a two-week cruise in the Black Sea. (MC2 James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Varna, the crew hosted the Bulgarian chief of naval operations, and sailors were able to explore the city through cultural tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the crew were able to tour the Bulgarian Navy\u2019s Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, where sailors used simulators to conduct bilateral ship exercises with their Bulgarian counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While steaming through the Black Sea, the ship conducted several routine exercises, including gunnery training in which the ship shot its 5-inch gun, close-in weapons system and 25mm guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/20\/navy-sends-destroyers-to-black-sea-to-desensitize-russia\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4068016.jpg_a8f80f.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy sends destroyers to Black Sea to \u2018desensitize\u2019 Russia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The deployment comes as Russia continues to militarize the Crimean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On her way out of the Black Sea, Carney completed a replenishment-at-sea with the Turkish mine-class open sea fuel tanker Kudret Gngr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring our mission in the Black Sea, Carney was able to work with and train alongside some of our NATO allies.\u201d said Cmdr. 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