{"id":35989,"date":"2022-02-11T19:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/11\/navy-deploys-four-destroyers-to-6th-fleet-to-support-nato-allies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:05:00","slug":"navy-deploys-four-destroyers-to-6th-fleet-to-support-nato-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/02\/11\/navy-deploys-four-destroyers-to-6th-fleet-to-support-nato-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy deploys four destroyers to 6th Fleet to support NATO allies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four Navy destroyers recently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/10\/russian-troops-bolster-deployments-near-ukraine-new-satellite-images-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">support NATO allies<\/a>, according to the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. Navy destroyers USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and USS Mitscher (DDG 57) are operating in the European theater of operations,\u201d Navy spokesman Cmdr. 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Four U.S. Navy destroyers are based there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sullivans also wrapped up a deployment in November with the United Kingdom\u2019s aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, which completed its maiden deployment to the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aircraft carrier Harry S. 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