A 1950 heritage listed wooden survey motor boat (SMB) has been returned to Australian Navy after a long absence. In a small ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre on Garden Island, SMB Geranium (formerly known as Samantha) was immediately donated to the Naval Heritage Collection. A 34
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East announced its 2015 Engineers of the Year, Nov. 7. Commanding Officer Michelle LaDuca congratulated Military Engineer of the Year Lt. Cmdr. Nathaniel Herron, Civil Service Engineer of the Year Roosevelt Sanders, and Host Nation Engineer of the Ye
A US Coast Guard boat crew towed a sea plane into port after a mechanical failure on the plane forced the pilot to make an emergency landing one mile off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Cape Canaveral received the initial report of a plane crash
On Monday 10th November, the EU Naval Force Flagship, ITS Andrea Doria, and the Chinese Flagship CNS Changbaishan met at sea in the Gulf of Aden. The Commander of Chinese Naval Escort Task Group 989, Rear Admiral Zhuang Chuanshu, and the Commanding Officer of CNS Changbaishan, Captain Deng Xianwu, t
Exercise Bold Alligator 14 provided an opportunity for the Navy-Marine Corps team to place service members aboard the cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers, not only to assist with resupply operations, but to test their ability to perform maintenance on equipment away from staging areas on lan
The U.S. Navy received its 200th submarine-hunting MH-60R “Romeo” helicopter from Lockheed Martin following a patch signing with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven-Two (HSM-72). The cornerstone of the U.S. Navy’s anti-surface and anti-submarine operations, MH-60R helicopters have flown more t
Admiral Bernard Rogel, Chief of Naval Staff, French Navy is on an official visit to India from 13 to 18 November 2014 to discuss existing Navy to Navy cooperation, cement existing bridges of friendship as well as to explore new avenues of cooperation between the Indian and French Navies. The Admiral
Submarine veterans, active-duty military and family and friends of the Pacific Submarine Force came together to honor all Americans who have served in the military on Veterans Day at the USS Parche Submarine Park and Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 11. With an emphasis on submarine
Two Korean Naval ships, Choi Young and Cheonji, paid a visit to the Sri Lankan Port of Colombo on 11th November 2014. The ships belongs to the South Korean Navy’s Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG) commanded by Rear Admiral Chun Jungsoo. Commander of the Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG) accompanied
In late October, 16 Sailors from the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) became the first in the fleet officially trained to operate the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The initial 10-day training was created for senior leadership either directly involved with launching operations or who per
Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, intercepted approximately 750 pounds of cocaine being smuggled aboard a fishing vessel while on routine patrol off the coast of Central
Australian Navy’s role in the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit Security Task Force is helping to keep the Brisbane River safe. Lieutenant Sean Aitken of the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Group based at HMAS Kuttabul is the Officer in Charge of the Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving
The US Navy’s San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit on November 6. Sampson, a part of the Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. 3rd Fleet, departed for an independent seven-month journey to the
Taking an unusual shower aboard an aircraft carrier sometimes seems to be just a part of the job in the US Navy. This is exactly what happened when Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Travis Beach, from Redway, Calif., and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Anthony Jones, from
