The crew of the U.S. 6th Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), painted the ship’s anchor gold March 19, after being awarded the Retention Excellence Award, for fiscal year 2014. Throughout the year, Mount Whitney maintained an overall retention rate of 88.2 percent, and reenlisted a total o
Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States Jose L. Cuisia Jr. and his distinguished guests visited the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) at Naval Base San Diego, March 20. During the visit, Cuisia and his guests met with Capt. Brian K. Shipman, commander, Destroyer
During the joint German-Italian military exercise SMART HUNT 2015, the Navies conducted a crew exchange. From February 15th to March 6th an Officer of the Italian Navy Submarines Command and Submarine Training Instructor, worked on board of the German submarine U33. Several different military exerci
Sri Lanka naval patrol craft, attached to the Northern and North Central Naval Commands, apprehended 54 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters. In this operation, conducted on March 21, a total of 10 Indian fishing boats was seized. The fishermen were taken into naval custody in the seas off
Canadian Navy’s HMCS Fredericton completed its participation in joint NATO training exercises in the Black Sea as part of NATO assurance measures. As part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) Fredericton will now resume its role as part of NATO maritime operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Thro
The NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) joined the operation FR HOD (Historical Ordnance Disposal) Baie de la Somme. The group will be working in an area facing the Dieppe harbour in a series of activities such as WW2 mines clearing operations and the sharing of operative procedures concerni
The guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) transits the Mediterranean Sea during high wind conditions. Ross is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. Image: US Navy
Raytheon Missile Systems received a $109,5 million contract for procurement of long lead material in support of fiscal 2015 Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) and Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) full rate production requirements and spares. The majority of work will be performed in Camden, Arkansas, and is expecte
The Royal Australian Navy’s Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship HMAS Success recently conducted its first recorded astern Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with United States Coast Guard’s Patrol Boat USCG Aquidneck. The unique astern replenishment evolution was conducted while the vessels were deployed in
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), left, and the Military Sealift Command USNS Amelia Earhert (T-AKE 6) conduct a vertical replenishment. The operation was conducted on March 18, while the vessels were in the Philippine Sea. Murphy is on patrol in the U.S.
HMAS Tobruk has arrived in Port Vila to assist the Vanuatu government in relief operations to repair damage in the wake of the devastating tropical cyclone Pam. HMAS Tobruk, with 335 personnel on board, sailed from Townsville on 18 March with troops and equipment from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regimen
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Victoria Harbor March 20 for a port visit in Hong Kong. Blue Ridge has been regularly visiting Hong Kong since forward deploying to Yokosuka, Japan in 1979, and will take part in cultural exchanges and community service activiites with the l
Commander, Submarine Group Seven (COMSUBGRU 7) held a change of command ceremony at the Benny Decker Theater at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 23. Rear Adm. William R. Merz relieved Rear Adm. Stuart B. Munsch as the forty-fourth commander, Submarine Group 7, Task Force 54, and Task Force 74. Munsc
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) is to depart on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean today. While deployed, Preble and its crew of more than 300 Sailors will conduct theater security cooperation and maritime presence operations with partner nations. The m
