A Texas Congressman visited Virginia-class submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) April 19 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, where he received a tour and left a small piece of history. Texas Congressman, The Honorable John Culberson, (R-TX,7th) visited Texas to learn about the submarine’s capabiltiies and t
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), visited Commander, Naval Forces Korea to meet with the command’s senior leadership and talk with Sailors and Marines April 19. The Honorable Ray Mabus, the 75th Secretary of the Navy, visited Korea during his tour of the Pacific area of responsibility (AOR). Mabus hel
Korea is considering deploying new frigates near Dokdo to strengthen its control of the easternmost islets, after Japan renewed its territor… (joongangdaily) [mappress] Source: joongangdaily, April 20, 2011;
The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington will return to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka April 20. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was completing routine maintenance March 11 when the earthquake and tsunami struck northern Honshu. The ship departed Fleet Activities Yokosuk
President Aquino has appointed former Navy chief Ferdinand Golez as a member of the board of directors of the Bases Conversion and Developme… (newsinfo.inquirer) [mappress] Source: newsinfo.inquirer, April 18, 2011;
For the first time in 28 years United States sailors have been assigned to a New Zealand warship, the US Navy says… By Michael Field (stuff) [mappress] Source: stuff, April 18, 2011;
US sailors will help out in Brisbane’s flood clean-up by fixing up a damaged boat, as their nuclear-powered submarine docks in the Queenslan… (smh) [mappress] Source: smh, April 14, 2011;
In the wake of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, Navy Federal president and CEO, Cutler Dawson, and Lee Gound, executive vice president of B… (finance.alphatrade) [mappress] Source: finance.alphatrade, April 13, 2011;
A pod of dolphins joined thousands of Australians gathered at an east coast beach on Wednesday to watch an old warship sink 30 metres to the… (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, April 13, 2011;
Raytheon Company delivered the first Phalanx Close-In Weapon System to the Republic of Korea Navy for batch one of the new Ulsan-1 class FFX ship program. The direct commercial sale calls for the Phalanx Block 1B system to be installed on the lead ship of the 2,300-ton frigate class this year; it re
Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo is urging the military to conduct more ship repairs on Guam and in U.S.ports… (pacificnewscenter) [mappress] Source: pacificnewscenter,April 7, 2011;
AUSTRALIA is to buy a near-new surplus British navy amphibious landing ship at what appears a bargain $100 million pricetag… (whitsundaytimes) [mappress] Source: whitsundaytimes,April 6, 2011;
