Alison Bath

Alison Bath reports on the U.S. Navy, including U.S. 6th Fleet, in Europe and Africa. She has reported for a variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington.

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Daniel Martins stands behind a podium and speaks into a microphone.

Seasoned helicopter pilot takes command of Navy base in Sicily

A Navy helicopter pilot with more than 3,000 hours of flight time behind the controls took command of Naval Air Station Sigonella.

Sailors wearing hard hats and red lifeguard vests over their uniforms stand in a row facing the carrier.

Navy opens $5.2 million warehouse in Greece, boosting Mediterranean operations

Thousands of U.S. soldiers stand in formation Dec. 3, 2023. The European Union has been aware of a purported Pentagon plan to pull 10,000 U.S. troops from Europe since the administration of President Joe Biden, Italy's defense minister said this week.

Europe can fill void left by potential departure of some US troops, Italian defense official says

Scientists from the U.K.'s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory carried out 233 successful static test runs of an air-breathing engine at the NASA Langley Research Center in Langley, Va.

US, UK successfully test air-breathing engine for hypersonic missiles

Pastificio Cuomo Traditional Trattoria in Gragnano, Italy, offers a variety of pasta made onsite. Featured here are traditional pasta con patate, or pasta with potato, bottom, and paccheri alla puttanesca di bacala, a tubelike pasta with cod, tomato, capers, olives and peppers.

Trattoria near Naples a testament to spirit of a timeless pasta-making clan

A brother-and-sister duo’s dedication to a local Italian legacy and quality can be experienced at Pastificio Cuomo Traditional Trattoria, which features pasta made on-site in Gragnano, Italy, and used in a variety of traditional southern Italian dishes sourced with local ingredients and prepared by community chefs.

An aerial view of ships passing through the Bospous Strait.

US sanctions 5 in scheme to funnel Russian weapons and stolen Ukrainian grain to Houthis

The U.S. levied economic sanctions on an accused Iranian money launderer along with two Afghans and two Russians for helping Houthi militants in Yemen obtain millions of dollars of goods and weapons from Russia.

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson approaches Naval Base Guam, March 24, 2025.

Navy jets intercept Russian spy plane near aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson

Navy fighter jets recently intercepted a Russian spy plane flying near an aircraft carrier ordered to the Middle East to support U.S. military strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi militants, officials said.

Three U.S. Navy littoral combat ships sail in formation in the eastern Pacific in 2019. The Navy's current shipbuilding practices led to large cost overruns in building the ships, according to a government watchdog agency.

Navy’s shipbuilding strategy requires total overhaul to meet aims, audit finds

The Navy must throw out its worn shipbuilding playbook if it wants to grow its fleet enough to meet critical national security needs, a congressional watchdog agency said.

The destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea in October 2023, according to the Navy.

Improving technology raises concerns that Houthi strikes could hit US ships

Increasingly advanced technology used by Iran-backed Houthis against ships in the Red Sea is raising the chances of a successful militant strike on U.S. forces, analysts and former defense officials say.

A line of fire shoots out from the back of a military fighter jet as it prepares to take off from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

Latest US strikes on Houthis reflect tactical shift at the Pentagon, analysts say

U.S. military attacks on Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen came with more firepower and less hesitancy to strike in populated areas than under the Biden administration, military analysts said this week.

An MQ-4C Triton comes in for a landing at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, in July 2024. The Navy recently awarded a $267 million contract to Northrop Grumman for two Tritons, part of the service's plan to acquire 27 of the drones.

Navy moves to acquire more high-flying Triton surveillance drones

The Navy signed a $267 million deal to acquire two more Triton drones as it moves toward purchasing dozens of the long-range surveillance aircraft.

Naples' Madison Myers slides safely into home during a close play as Vicenza catcher Katherine Green tries to prevent the run. The Cougars went on to win both games of the girls' softball opening season double-header in Naples.

Vicenza, rough start leave Naples a bit shaken but still optimistic

3.9 magnitude earthquake stops play for a bit in the second game of the season-opening contest between the Cougars and three-time champion Wildcats.

A marble statue of Atlas dated to the 2nd century in the National Archeological Museum of Naples, located in the Palazzo del Mann.

Wonders of Pompeii give Naples’ archaeological museum ultimate ancient showstopper

Hundreds of artifacts found amid the destruction of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii reside at the renowned National Archeological Museum of Naples. The everyday lives of aristocrats, merchants, domestic workers, slaves and others killed in the legendary volcanic blast can be experienced through the paintings, sculptures, bronze works, household items and other objects they left behind.

Longtime fighter pilot assumes command of USS Eisenhower

A Navy fighter pilot with more than two decades of service is the new commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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