USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan

The USS Winston Churchill arrived at Port Sudan on March 1, and was welcomed by an official reception from the Sudanese Naval Forces. The visit of the Winston Churchill falls on the heels of the visit of the USNS Carson City, which visited Port Sudan from Feb 24-26, as the first U.S. Navy ships to visit Sudan in at least 25 years.

By courtesy photo from U.S. Embassy Sudan , U.S. Embassy Sudan PORT SUDAN, Sudan Mar 01, 2021

USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan

Lightfish Unmanned Vessel First Joint Maritime Launch

Commander Task Force (CTF) 66 launched a Lightfish Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the first time off a partner nation’s vessel during Cutlass Express 2026 off the coast of the Indian Ocean, Feb. 9.

Strengthening Partnerships Through Music: U.S. Navy Band Engages Mauritian Communities During Cutlass Express 2026

Sailors from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band used music and cultural engagement to strengthen partnerships in Mauritius during Exercise Cutlass Express 2026.

U.S.-Kenyan partnership advances security cooperation

Members from U.S. Africa Command joined U.S. AFRICOM senior leadership, U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. AFRICOM; and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Garric Banfield, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. AFRICOM; U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau; Chargè d’Affaires Susan Burns; and Kenyan Defence and state officials at the construction site for a new runway expansion and airfield infrastructure project Jan. 29, 2026, in Manda Bay, Kenya. Fostered as an opportunity to further enhance counterterrorism and security cooperation efforts between the partner defense forces, this project also strengthens Kenyan military’s operational capacity, presence, and capability.

Lightfish Unmanned Vessel First Joint Maritime Launch

Strengthening Partnerships Through Music: U.S. Navy Band Engages Mauritian Communities During Cutlass Express 2026

Sailors from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band used music and cultural engagement to strengthen partnerships in Mauritius during Exercise Cutlass Express 2026.

U.S.-Kenyan partnership advances security cooperation

Lightfish Unmanned Vessel First Joint Maritime Launch

Strengthening Partnerships Through Music: U.S. Navy Band Engages Mauritian Communities During Cutlass Express 2026

Sailors from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band used music and cultural engagement to strengthen partnerships in Mauritius during Exercise Cutlass Express 2026.

U.S.-Kenyan partnership advances security cooperation

United States Africa Command

USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan