The Australian Navy Cadets (ANC) is a voluntary youth organisation open to males and females from the age of 12 ½ until 20 years of age, which provides a planned youth development program based on maritime skills in an adventurous environment, delivering youth empowerment and conscious enterprise, a
The Philippines: JCSCSG Transits Surigao Strait The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) transited the Surigao Strait, a narrow passageway between the Mindanao and Leyte islands of the Philippines, April 10. VIDEO: UK Navy Starts Outfitting Its Warships with ARTISAN 3D Radar The Royal Navy
New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS WELLINGTON returned to the high seas on Wednesday after receiving the green light from Navy assessors. The Offshore Patrol Vessel spent eight months alongside at Devonport Naval Base, as part of a plan that allowed the Navy time to train and rest key personnel. WELLING
Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG), Gallipoli contingent, is fine tuning its drill in preparation for Anzac Day ceremonies on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The contingent, with representatives from each of the services Navy, Army and Air Force, has been rehearsing its drill at the Australian Wa
The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) transited the Surigao Strait, a narrow passageway between the Mindanao and Leyte islands of the Philippines, April 10. Sailors took a brief pause during routine operations to pay tribute to the historical significance of the passage and to the Sailor
The Minister of Defence of New Zealand, Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman has commended the efforts of the Navy and the NZDF in the recovery of a crashed light aircraft and the bodies of pilot Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy from the seabed off Raglan in early April. “The complexity of the mission and dedicatio
The new General Manager of Fleet Support Unit (FSU) Australia, Jason Aquilina, has a clear message to deliver to sailors – FSU Australia is different to what it was eight months ago and it will continue to transform. “We are now a national organisation focussed on applying our trade skills to become
The Navy’s first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Manila April 9, marking her first port visit in Southeast Asia. While the crew will have time for rest and relaxation, work will continue as Freedom receives fuel and supplies for the next underway period of her eight-month deploym
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducted flight operations April 5 in conjunction with maritime security patrols while steaming across the South China Sea. Stennis routinely performs aircraft launch and recovery operations in cooperation with other U.S. ships in its s
Elements of Coast Guard Station (CGS) Basco is searching for a reported missing fisherman onboard his non-motorized banca at the vicinity waters of Diura, Mahatao, Batanes yesterday, 07 April. The incident was reported by his wife, Teresita Carzon, who disclosed that his husband Artemio Carzon, 58 y
USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Singapore USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) arrived in Singapore April 1 for a scheduled port visit. This is the JCSCSG’s first port visit since entering the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) March 26, after five months of
South Korea has dispatched two destroyers to watch both sides of the peninsula for a possible North Korean missile launch, South Korean media report. According to a South Korea Navy official quoted by Yonhap news agency, the destroyers were outfitted with SPY-1 radar which can track hundreds of obje
