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  • HMS Albion welcomes crew for first time in six years

    31 January 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    A mothballed Royal Navy ship has officially reawakened when she embarked her crew for the first time since 2011. By doing so, amphibious command ship HMS Albion marked a major milestone in the ship’s multi-million pound capability upgrade in Plymouth. Abion was mothballed in 2011, just eight years after she had joined the fleet. Almost 350 Royal Navy […]

  • Australian Navy Appoints First Female Command Warrant Officer

    3 March 2014
    Authorities

    Warrant Officer (WO) Jo Jordan was selected as the Command Warrant Officer – Divisional System (CWO-DS) and took up the role in January 2014. This appointment distinguishes her as one of four senior Warrant Officers supporting the Warrant Officer of the Navy, and also as the first female appointed as a Tier C Warrant Officer […]

  • British Navy Crews Head for World Pilot Gig Championships

    30 April 2013
    Training & Education

    Crews from Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) and HMS Raleigh will be heading to the Isles of Scilly for the May Bank Holiday weekend to take part in this year’s World Pilot Gig Championships (Friday 3 to Monday 6 May). The BRNC crew will be making their debut at the competition having been formed last […]

  • China Joins Escort Pact with Japan and India to Fend Off Piracy

    9 July 2012
    Authorities

    China is closely cooperating with the navies of Japan and India in patrolling against piracy off Somalia, a sign of the country’s greater willingness to work with other nations in safeguarding global trade despite mixed sentiments among Chinese toward the country’s main Asian rivals. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force became the lead navy Sunday in the […]

  • UK Admiral Assumes Command over NATO Maritime Headquarters

    15 February 2013
    Authorities

    On February 14, Vice Admiral Peter Hudson CBE (UK Navy), took over command of the NATO Maritime Headquarters during a brief ceremony in Northwood, London. He takes over at a time of major change within NATO which sees Northwood as the Alliance’s sole maritime command with command of the range of NATO maritime assets (aircraft, […]

  • USS Nimitz Celebrates 37th Anniversary of Ship’s Commisssioning

    7 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) paused to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the ship’s commissioning with an all hands picnic, May 3. The ship’s Morale Welfare and Recreation and Supply department hosted the event, with volunteer assistance from Nimitz’ chief petty officers and first class petty officers, and members of […]

  • US Navy fields new Mark VI patrol boats

    23 May 2019
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Vessels

    Article by: Peter Ong The US Navy’s Coastal Riverine Forces (CRF) – comprised of two Coastal Riverine Groups based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Imperial Beach, California – received delivery of its first new Mark VI patrol boat in 2014. Built by SafeBoats International in Bremerton, Washington, the twelve MK VI patrol boats are used […]

  • HDW Holds Christening Ceremony for Non-Nuclear Submarine “U35”

    15 November 2011
    Industry

    Dr. Sigrid Hubert-Reichling christened one of the most modern non-nuclear submarines in the world today at the shipyard of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, under the name of “U 35”. She is the wife of the Lord Mayor of Zweibrücken, the town that has assumed sponsorship of U 35. U […]

  • Construction starts on Royal Navy’s 1st Type 31 frigate

    27 April 2022
    Authorities, Vessels

    The future Royal Navy fleet has started to take shape as the construction of the first of five new Type 31 frigates began.

  • Royal Australian Navy to Name HMAS Choules

    15 August 2011
    Industry

      At Fleet Base West the Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence announced that the ex Royal Fleet Auxilliary Landing Ship Dock Largs Bay is to commission into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Choules. Many of you will recall that former Chief Petty Officer Claude Choules passed away in May of this year, […]

  • UK: Royal Navy Opens Recovery Accommodation for Injured Troops

    13 March 2011
    Equipment & technology

      The recovery unit will provide accommodation and support current services at Devonport such as physical, medical and psychological rehabilitation for personnel from all three Services with links to the South West – all within a familiar military environment. The accommodation at the new centre, which has space for 12 people, is adapted for those […]

  • USS Mitscher Departs Bar, Montenegro

    17 June 2011
    Training & Education

      Guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departed Bar, Montenegro, June 15, after completing a successful five-day port visit signifying the end of the Partnership of Adriatic Mariners (PAM). The exercise is a joint cooperation between the United States and various countries in the Adriatic Sea, designed to provide familiarization between the countries participating and […]

  • USS Abraham Lincoln Departs Antalya, Turkey

    24 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 departed Antalya, Turkey, July 22, following a scheduled port visit. The visit provided Sailors the opportunity to experience the Turkish culture and traditions, take tours of the surrounding areas, interact with Turkish citizens and unwind following […]

  • USS Hue City, German Frigate FGS Hamburg Leave Alicante, Spain

    12 March 2013
    Training & Education

    Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) and German frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) departed Alicante, Spain, March 10. For the ships of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG 8), Alicante was an opportunity to continue to build cooperative relationships with each other and with the Spanish community.  “Part of being in […]

  • India’s CSL completes aircraft carrier refit

    11 November 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    The Indian government announced that Cochin Shipyard Limited completed repair works on the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on November 5. The ship spent little over a month in dry dock after the navy decided in September to dry-dock the carrier when it was at the Karwar Naval Base. Officials said they were not sure whether the CSL […]

  • USS Albany Changes Command

    21 February 2014
    Training & Education

    Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) held a change of command ceremony Feb. 20, at Naval Station Norfolk.   Cmdr. Wade Landis relieved Capt. Dave Soldow as commanding officer. Retired Navy Capt. Mark Ginda, currently the director of Fleet Integration for the Research and Development Support Activity, was the featured speaker at the […]

  • UK: HMS Trenchant Comes Home from the Longest Patrol Ever

    24 May 2013

    HMS Trenchant returned home to Devonport on May 22 – 11 months to the day she sailed on what became the longest patrol ever completed by one of the Royal Navy’s hunter-killer boats. Around 200 family members were waiting for the Trafalgar-class boat to return after 335 days away – 267 of them east of […]

  • USA: Raytheon’s Exceptional Dual-Band Radar Capability Demonstrated

    3 April 2013
    Equipment & technology, Training & Education

    The Raytheon Company led Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program surpassed expectations during its first tests against a live rocket launch on March 19. From approximately 100 miles off the Florida coast, the powerful X- and S-band radars integrated onboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) successfully acquired and tracked both stages of an Atlas […]

  • UK Sailors, Marines Ensure Global Christmas Presence

    24 December 2014
    Training & Education

    One in every ten sailors, Royal Marines and Fleet Air Arm air and ground crew will be on duty this festive season – more than 3,000 men and women in all. From the sands of the Gulf and the struggle against ISIL and modern-day pirates to the edge of the frozen continent, the sandy beaches […]

  • USS Bonhomme Richard leaves Melbourne, Australia

    5 September 2017
    Training & Education

    The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 3, concluding a scheduled six-day port visit. Melbourne is Bonhomme Richard’s third Australian port visit during the current routine deployment as part of the U.S. – Australian biennial, bilateral exercise Talisman Saber 2017 (TS17), following visits to Sydney and Brisbane. “The people […]

  • Indian Navy Commissions INS Koswari

    14 July 2011
    Equipment & technology

      INS Koswari, the ninth indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Indian Navy was commissioned by Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command of the Indian Army at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on 12 Jul 11, at a colourful ceremony. Vice Admiral Anup Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command and […]

  • Italy: Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship Underway Following Successful Palermo Port Visit

    2 June 2011
    Training & Education

      More than 2,500 Sailors and embarked Marines aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departed Palermo, Italy, May 31 following a successful four-day port visit. The crew had the opportunity to sightsee and experience the city’s hospitality and culture through tours and excursions in Palermo and around the Sicilian Island. “The […]

  • US Navy opens new SLBM office

    7 November 2018
    Authorities, Research & Development

    A new US Navy facility that will play an important part in the US Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Program, was officially opened in a ceremony in Dahlgren on November 1. The facility features labs, offices, and equipment for more than 300 NSWCDD Strategic and Computing Systems Department scientists, engineers, and technical experts who develop, […]

  • Assault ship HMS Albion arrives in Oman for major exercise Saif Sareea

    5 October 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Albion has arrived in Oman ahead of the start of an exercise that will see the involvement of over 4,000 British personnel. Exercise Saif Sareea (Swift Sword) is the largest combined military exercise for UK forces since 2002 and HMS Albion will be in charge of leading the naval element. Assault ship […]

  • Japan: Yokosuka Hosts SMASHEX

    12 August 2013
    Training & Education

    Sailors from Submarine Group 7 and organizations around the world participated in a Search for Simulated Submarine Casualty Exercise (SMASHEX) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 7-8. SMASHEX is a table top exercise to test procedures and practices required in the very unlikely event of a submarine search, escape and rescue. Several external groups participated in […]

  • USS Mason concludes visit to NAVSTA Rota, Spain

    15 December 2016

    The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG), and the embarked detachment from the Swamp Foxes of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 concluded a multi-day port visit to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, Dec. 11. The port visit comes after Mason escorted the amphibious transport dock […]