A temperate evening set the stage for the commencement of Navy Week in Brisbane on August the 16th 2013. King George Square was dressed for The Ceremonial Sunset and Beat to Quarters. The square was filled with both service men and women joined by a number of civilian personnel eagerly anticipating
After receiving the report on the tragic incident last night between the two commercial vessels MV St Thomas De Aquinas of 2GO and MV Sulpicio Express 7, the Naval Forces Central, Philippine Navy immediately dispatched its personnel and floating assets to help in the intensive search and rescue with
As an alumnus of the Australian Defence College, it was with great pride that the Executive Officer of USS Preble, Commander (CDR) Jeff Heames, welcomed 45 students and staff members of the Australian Defence College onboard the American guided-missile destroyer for a tour, while the ship was alongs
Principal Warfare Officer’s (PWO) Course number 50 will be the first in HMAS Watson’s 28 year history to graduate students with one of three new specialisations on offer, including Communications and Information Warfare, Amphibious Warfare or Mine Warfare. The School of Maritime Warfare (SMW) based
Friday the 16th of August marks the start of Navy Week celebrations in Brisbane for 2013. This year’s Navy Week has been moved forward from its traditional October dates to allow for more service personnel to participate in the upcoming International Fleet Review, in Sydney on October 3. Navy Week w
NAVFORSOL directed DF338 to depart Legazpi City pier and proceed to Pandan, Catanduanes on August 13th 2013 to support the ongoing Search and Rescue operations for reported missing fishermen in the waters off Catanduanes after TS LABUYO hit Bicol over the weekend. More than 70 fisher folks were repo
The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) successfully completed the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) portion of its maritime interdiction operation (MIO) training requirement, Aug. 13. The Philippine Sea worked in conjunction with the training support boat Mobile Sea Range (MSR)
Naval Task Group Central, spearheaded by Patrol Gunboat (PG) 118, BRP Emilio Liwanag, intercepted seven (7) vessels with expired documents and undocumented firearms in the vicinity of Vincenzo Sagun, Zamboanga Del Sur last Thursday, 15 August 2013. PG 118, under the command of Cdr Erwin Calimag PN,
Sailors and Marines assigned to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) pulled into Cairns, Australia for a routine port visit, Aug. 15. “I’m very excited to be in Cairns,” said Fireman Recruit Daniel W. Sistare. “The people [in Australia] are very welcoming.” The visit followed Germantown’s compl
The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Newcastle has completed a week-long maritime security patrol in the Arabian Gulf. Assigned to the multi-national Combined Task Force 152 (CTF 152), Newcastle patrolled the gulf looking for signs of terrorist activity and destabilising activity. Newcastle’s Boardin
A new submarine training trial which aims to significantly reduce training chokepoints and increase graduate numbers has passed out its first round of trainees this month. Ten sailors from five different categories were awarded their ‘Dolphins’ on August 9, in front of a large congregation of Submar
More than 3,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) docked at Garden Island, Sydney today for a four day port visit. While in town the ship will be hosted by the crew of NUSHIP Canberra. During their visit, the sailors and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wi
