Defence Minister Stephen Smith should have praised rather than criticised the navy for managing to keep 40-year-old landing ships in service… (ninemsn) [mappress] Source: ninemsn, April 5, 2011;
U.S. military relief efforts entered a new phase this week as the USS Ronald Reagan strike group pulled away from the battered northeastern… By Travis J. Tritten (stripes) [mappress] Source: stripes, April 5, 2011;
Maintenance work on the aircraft carrier George Washington was continuing March 30 in waters off Japan, more than a week after it left its berth in Fleet Activities Yokosuka to escape radiation detected by the ship’s sensitive equipment during a yard period. But lingering worries about the failing F
The HMNZS Canterbury leaves Devonport this morning for New Zealand’s first real joint exercise with the United States since the Anzus rift i… By Audrey Young (nzherald) [mappress] Source: April 3, 2011;
Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Campbeltown recently came to the rescue of members of the public in difficulty at sea during two separate incidents on the same day. While operating off Plymouth, the ship was alerted by Brixham Coastguard and sped to the aid of a young family in a motorboat which had
USS Shiloh (CG 67) Sailors and workers from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East Crane and Rigging Department loaded “tri-wall” boxes on board Shiloh March 17, that are filled with donations from community members of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). The donations are hea
The Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC has recognised the achievements of Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Melbourne, awarding the Gloucester Cup during a ceremony at Garden Island, Sydney yesterday. Commodore Support, Commodore Andrew Smith, RAN joined the Governor-General to pr
Five Indian naval ships (INS) with some 1,400 naval crewmembers docked at the Alava Pier here Tuesday morning after conducting a successful… By Anthony Bayarong (sunstar) [mappress] Source: sunstar, March 30, 2011;
A huge US Navy warship that had anchored in municipal waters here last week stirred city residents and as of press time, the Manila Bulletin… By Mars Mosqueda (mb) [mappress] Source: mb,March 28, 2011;
Visakhapatnam-based eastern fleet’s five ships, which are on a two-month deployment to eight nations, have cancelled their Okinawa port call… by Suman Sharm(dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia,March 28, 2011;
A year after an explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton Cheonan warship, killing 46 sailors and horrifying Seoul and its allies, the sinking st… (sudanvisiondaily) [mappress] Source: sudanvisiondaily,March 28, 2011; A year after an explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton Cheonan warship, killing 46 sailor
Japan’s government revealed a series of missteps by the operator of a radiation-leaking nuclear plant on Saturday, including sending workers… By Eric Talmadge and Mari Yamaguchi (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego,March 27, 2011;
