The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) filled up its tanks during a recent replenishment-at-sea. The destroyer met with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) for a RAS in the Atlantic Ocean on January 28. Churchill is
The Irish Navy’s has decommissioned one of its Offshore Patrol Vessels after 35 years of service. LÉ Aoife (P22) was retired by the Irish Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe in Waterford, Ireland. This longest serving vessel in the Naval Service fleet traveled more than 600,000 nautical miles d
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) recently conducted a pre-aim calibration fire. During the drill, USS Chosin crew fired a short burst with the MK-15 Phalanx close-in weapons system and tested a 5-Inch 54-caliber Mk-45 lightweight gun. The drills were conducted in the Pacif
Australian Navy’s newly commissioned Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Canberra took centre stage in Sydney Harbour for the Australia Day celebrations. The LHD was positioned in the waters between the Opera House and bridge with little room to manoeuvre. Canberra’s Navigator, Lieutenant Commander Calvin
US Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) recently concluded another routine patrol. The vessel moored in Yokosuka, Japan, on January 30, where it is deployed in support of the security and stability of the Indo-Asia Pacific region. Shiloh is is assigned to Task Force 70,
The underway portion of Exercise Cutlass Express 2015 commenced as boarding team members from Comoros, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda began visit, board, search, and seizure scenarios while at sea, Jan. 31, 2015. Exercise Cutlass Express 2015, sponsored by U.S. Afric
Two hundred and forty-three U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) midshipmen selected the ships that they will serve on after graduation and commissioning during Ship Selection Night in Mahan Hall, Jan. 29. Ship Selection is the culmination of the service assignment process for Naval Academy midshipmen assigned
Placed into commission nearly 30 years ago, the guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) was decommissioned on Friday, January 30, during a Naval Station Norfolk ceremony, led by Cmdr. Brad Stallings, commanding officer. Elrod last deployed in 2014, to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to advan
The “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 returned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington, Jan. 29, following a seven-month deployment to the Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The “Fighting Marlins” primarily conducted operations out of Kadena Air Base in J
UK’s New RFA Tankers to Get Military Capabilities The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £15 million contract to A&P Group to install high-end military capabilities in four new tankers so that they are ready for operations by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Philippine Navy to Receive Two Vessels from A
USS Independence (LCS 2) departed San Diego Jan. 30 for Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., to conduct operational evaluation and testing of the mine countermeasures mission package. Independence, the lead ship of the Independence variant of the littoral combat ship, will sail through the U.S. 4th Fl
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard completed successive Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operations with Cabo Verdean and Senegalese maritime forces respectively, Jan. 30, 2015. Operations were conducted from joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), Senegalese ships and ma
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today announced that BAE Systems, Burgess Marine, and Magma Structures have been shortlisted to make use of the ship halls at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth. This will help Portsmouth keep its maritime and engineering expertise and traditions. Nego
Sailors stationed at U.S. Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and its tenant commands began work on a snow sculpture as part of the 66th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan Jan. 29. The team will build a replica of the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship: USS Constitution, marking the 32nd anniv
