The US Navy will christen its tenth littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), during a midday ceremony June 13 at Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. LCS 10 is named after former United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords. During the event, Second Lady of the U
Whilst conducting counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia, Operation Atalanta flagship, ESPS Galicia, hosted a number of local leaders on board. Meetings such as this help to build mutual trust and understanding between counter-piracy forces and the Somali population. The leaders were greete
Cmdr. John Cole relieved Cmdr. Michael Cribbs as commanding officer of the Portsmouth-based Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane during a change of command ceremony Thursday aboard the cutter at Base Portsmouth. Cole recently served as the executive officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Rush in San Diego
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit, June 11. While in Guam, Shiloh Sailors will get to enjoy different moral, welfare, and recreation (MWR) events. Shiloh is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of s
The search for missing Indian Coast Guard aircraft continues uninterrupted by the Indian Coast Guard and Naval ships and aircraft. INS Sandhayak, a hydrographic survey vessel of the Navy, arrived in the area to assist in the search efforts on the night of 11/12 June. The vessel is using its underwat
The officers and crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) held a change-of-command ceremony on board Naval Base San Diego, June 11. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Walter Mainor relieved Cmdr. Chanden Langhofer as commanding officer. Langhofer assumed command of William P. L
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Hong Kong after completing a five-day port visit, June 10. The visit served as the first port call for Essex, which departed San Diego May 11 for a regularly-scheduled deployment. Essex is cu
Senior NATO officer General Hans-Lothar Domröse has visited HMS Ocean to witness a joint exercise between the French and British Armed Forces. The Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) visited the Royal Navy Flagship to see elements of Exercise Griffin Rise – a bi-national exercise demonstr
The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) departed Manado, Indonesia, after a four-day port visit, June 9. During the visit, Sailors and Marines were welcomed to a variety of activities through Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) tours. Cmdr. Thomas Stephens, Rushm
Ten Malagasy naval officers carried out counter-piracy training on board the Operation Atalanta flagship, ESPS Infanta Cristina, during the Spanish warship’s recent visit to Diego Suarez. The training demonstrated how the EU Naval Force communications system called Mercury is used to exchange inform
The largest and the first Indian indigenously-built, 40,000 tonne aircraft carrier (IAC) to be christened as INS Vikrant on comissioning was undocked yesterday, June 10, at a ceremony held at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The ship, being built at CSL, would be required to undergo a series of fi
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and its crew of 350 Sailors entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, June 11. Chancellorsville, the first Aegis Cruiser to be outfitted with Aegis Baseline 9, will enhance presence in the 7th Fleet AOR by conducting
Defence has taken steps to further strengthen mental health policies for Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel following an inquiry into a sailor’s death on HMAS Toowoomba during a port visit to Mumbai in 2011. A Commission of Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Able Seaman Ew
Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ‘Infanta Cristina’, currently integrated into the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) fighting piracy in the Indian Ocean, made a port of call in Madagascar. In the course of the scheduled training activities to enhance Maritime Security in the region, 1
