Global marine safety equipment provider, Mobilarm Limited announced today that it has secured its first production order for 90 Crewsafe V200 Maritime Survivor Locating Devices (MSLD) from the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) for use in submarine escape and rescue. The order forms part of a RNN upgrade
Hawaii-based Destroyer Squadron 31 completed a week of dynamic training as ships returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Nov. 17-18, from the latest Koa Kai exercise in Hawaiian waters. It was the first time U.S. Navy ships were joined by a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) surface ship f
A ceremony to mark the official change of Commanding Officer of the Navy’s diving support ship, HMNZS MANAWANUI, will be held Thursday… (pacific.scoop) [mappress] Source: pacific.scoop, November 21, 2011
The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, addressed troops at RAAF Base Darwin as part of his visit to Australia. Hosted by the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, the President spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of approximately 1,800 people, consisting of Australian Defence
Air Commodore Ken Watson says his personnel at Headquarters Northern Command have blood worth bottling – and he led them in to the Red Cross Blood Bank to prove it. Personnel from across Navy, Army and RAAF – who spend their working days coordinating Border Protection operations and finalising plans
The first second-hand cutter from the U.S. Coast Guard sailed into Manila in August and became the most modern vessel in the dilapidated… (washingtonpost) [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, November 17, 2011
U.S. 7th Fleet Command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) completed a two-day Light Off Assessment (LOA) Nov. 9-10 in Yokosuka, Japan. The evolution, assessed by Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 with the assistance of Afloat Training Group Western Pacific (ATGWP), checked the ship’s ability to safely op
Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) moored alongside submarine tender USS Emory S Land (AS 39) in Subic Bay Nov. 10, for a visit as part of its deployment to the western Pacific. Texas is the first Virginia-class submarine to ever visit the Philippines, and the second of its cla
USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) named the command’s Sailors of the Year during a commanding officer’s call on the flight deck Nov. 9. Capt. Daniel Grieco, Blue Ridge commanding officer, announced Information Systems Technician 1st Class (SW/AW) Martin Rudolph, Senior Sailor of the Year; Electronics Technici
The Royal Australian Navy can confirm that the member of HMAS Warramunga’s crew who passed away while ashore on leave in Cambodia on 10 November 2011, was Leading Seaman Boatswain’s Mate Bradley William Livingston. The 33 year old’s family is continuing to be provided with support by Navy and the De
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) will join U.S. Navy ships in exercise Koa Kai 12-1 beginning Nov. 10, marking the first time a JMSDF surface ship will participate in the semi-annual exercise in and around Hawaiian waters. Koa Kai 12-1 is an inte
Navy today hosted Victorian Defence Reserve Employers aboard the national Sail Training Ship (STS) Young Endeavour for a day sail on Port Phillip Bay. LCDR Gavin Dawe OAM RAN Commanding Officer Young Endeavour welcomed Reservists and their employers on board for the day sail. Over the course of the
