Royal Navy’s submarine HMS Torbay returned to her base-port at Plymouth after a successful six-month patrol. HMS Torbay entered Plymouth Sound from where the vessel started her transit up the River Hamoaze to her berth in HM Naval Base Devonport. The nuclear-powered submarine, which carries Tomahawk
As part of the European Union’s efforts to enhance regional states’ maritime security capabilities in the Horn of Africa, on 15 March EUCAP Nestor gave six Nissan 4×4 vehicles, as well as IT and communications equipment, to the Coast Guard of the Federal Government of Somalia. The handover of the ve
US Navy’s replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) returns home to Naval Station Norfolk. The vessel entered post on Monday afternoon. The Henry J. Kaiser-class oiler has spent the previous three months working as a support vessel in the US Navy’s 5th and 6th Fleet. The vessel performed underway
Australian Navy’s Lieutenant Commander Kellie Bolt, who is deployed with the Canadian-led Combined Task Force 150 as part of Operation MANITOU, recently mentored members of the Mauritius Coast Guard during the annual multinational Exercise CUTLASS EXPRESS. The United States Africa Command sponsored
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) fires its Mk 45 5-inch lightweight gun while conducting a live-fire exercise. The exercise was undertaken on March 12 in the Atlantic Ocean. Farragut, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, will conduct operations i
Members of Australian Navy’s HMAS Melbourne’s boarding team recently conducted fast rope training in the Eastern Australian Exercise Area as part of Melbourne’s Unit Readiness work-up. For some, the mere thought of hanging from a rope underneath a helicopter that is hovering 20 meters above a moving
Australian Navy’s HMAS Success has again proven her flexibility by providing short notice logistical help to a United States 6th Fleet Task Force operating off the east coast of Africa. The tanker auxiliary oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys suffered a breakdown which, for a time, prevented her from refuel
US Navy’s dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) was presented with the 2014 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Achievement Award on February 27th, 2015. The award is the Secretary of the Navy’s way of recognizing ships who demonstrate above average conservation of fuel resources.
Two British minehunters have just completed a period of intense weapon and seamanship training in the Persian Gulf. As part of the UK Mine Counter Measures Force, Her Majesty’s Ships Penzance and Chiddingfold have been conducting patrols to ensure freedom of navigation in the Middle East, a region t
Chairman of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Choi, Yoon-hee visited the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) March 16 during the ship’s inaugural port visit to Busan. While on board Fort Worth, Choi toured the ship and gained a better understanding of how the U.S. Navy i
Sailors, aircraft and a ship from U.S. 7th Fleet arrived at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), March 15-16. Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, a P-8A Poseidon mar
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) completed the sea trials, after conducting a DDG midlife overhaul extended dry dock shipboard repair availability (EDSRA). The EDSRA lasted 335 days and was the longest and most extensive DDG overhaul in Forward Deployed Nav
The US sea services released a new maritime strategy, a plan that describes how the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will design, organize, and employ naval forces in support of national security interests and homeland security objectives. The new strategy, titled, “A Cooperative Strategy for 21s
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed Bar, Montenegro, after a three-day scheduled port visit March 16. Jason Dunham’s presence in Montenegro reaffirmed that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties with allies while working toward mutual go
