Exercise Good VI commenced on Monday, 2 March, with the arrival of three German vessels; FSG Hessen, FSG Brandenburg and FSG Karlsruhe. This is a joint exercise taking place every two years between the South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), the German Navy (GEN) and the German Air
The Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrived in Luanda, Angola for a port visit to strengthen maritime capacity under Africa Partnership Station (APS), March 3, 2015. Spearhead is deployed in the US 6th Fleet Area of Operations (AOO) to support APS, working
The staff of Commander, Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 8 held a change of command ceremony in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Gulf of Aden, March 3. During the ceremony, Capt. Michael M. McMillan relieved Capt. Timothy L. Schorr as commodore. Schor
Spanish Navy’s OPV ‘Vencedora’ set sail from her home port in Cartagena to take part in the ‘Africa Partnership Station’ (APS) initiative and several cooperative security activities in the African continent as part of the Defense diplomacy plan. During the three and a half month deployment, the ship
On Friday 27 February, during her port visit to Djibouti, EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Rayo, welcomed on board the commander of the Japanese Escort Division 2, Captain Masatoshi Kashihara, along with representatives from Japanese Warship, JS Harusame. The Japanese delegation was given a brief on the
Members of the Spanish “Infanteria de Marina” or Spanish navy marines celebrated their service’s 478th birthday, while aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Feb. 27. Five Spanish navy marines are aboard Spearhead to support Africa Partnership Station 201
Commander Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, Commodore Brian Santarpia Royal Canadian Navy, recently visited the Republic of South Africa to discuss common maritime security challenges and potential cooperation opportunities between Combined Maritime Forces and the South African National Defence Forces
Fendercare Marine Wins Supply Contract for UK Navy’s New OPVs Marine products and services supplier, Fendercare Marine, signed a contract with BAE Systems Naval Ships for three new River Class Batch 2 programme Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the UK Royal Navy. Indian Navy’s Sub Collides with a F
During her port visit to Djibouti, EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Rayo, conducted maritime training in support of the EU’s maritime capacity building mission, EUCAP Nestor. On Tuesday 24 February, sailors from the Djiboutian Navy were briefed on the range of equipment on board the Spanish warship that
During their port visit to Djibouti on Monday 23 February 2015, EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Rayo, hosted 35 Somali Coast Guard (SCG) cadets. The visit was organized in support of the European Union’s maritime capacity building mission, EUCAP Nestor, which is helping to strengthen maritime capabilit
Two Royal Swedish Navy CB90 Fast Assault craft that are currently embarked in the EU Naval Force flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, have carried out their first tasking since joining the EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta in February. One of their key roles is to conduct surveillance operations along the
CPO Maikel Overbeeke from the Netherlands Sea Cadet Corps at Harlingen visited South African Sea Cadets at TS Woltemade on Saturday, 21 February 2015. As is customary, he and the OC TS Woltemade, Lt (SCC) Paul Jacobs, exchanged ship’s badges. The Netherlands has 21 active Sea Cadet Units. Many are a
