Austal Limited (Austal) has delivered Cape Nelson, the third of eight Cape Class Patrol Boats to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a $330 million design, build and in-service support contract. Austal Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bellamy said it further demonstrated Austa
Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 kicked off with more than 18,000 joint force service members from 30 units, including 200 aircraft and 20 ships in, and around, the island of Guam beginning Sept. 15. The exercise will demonstrate a wide range of capabilities designed to test the inherent flexibility o
Sailors from USS Warrior (MCM 10) joined Republic of Korea navy ships in a naval demonstration and reenactment Sept. 15 to pay tribute to Korean War veterans who fought side-by-side during the Incheon landing 64 years ago. The commemoration also included amphibious assault vehicles, helicopters, a
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in Haifa, Israel, yesterday for a scheduled port visit. USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in port, Sept. 14. This port visit will provide Ross and Cole Sailors with an opportunity to engage with their Israeli counterparts and meet
Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Spectacular drew to a close, Sept. 15, as more than 2,000 Sailors, Marines and foreign military personnel departed the area after successful participation in a week-long series of events celebrating the 200th anniversary of the US national anthem. Highlighting the week wa
The US Navy accepted delivery of Joint High Speed Vessel, the future USNS Fall River from the Austal USA shipbuilder, Sept. 15. The delivery marks a major milestone, the official transfer of the vessel from the shipbuilder to the Navy. USNS Fall River is the U.S. Navy’s fourth Joint High Speed Ves
Pella Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony for a new research ship of project 11982 under the order of the Russian Navy on September 12. The vessel is designed for search and rescue operations, research and oceanographic studies. It is expected to be delivered to the customer in 2016. With a speed
US Sailors pull a combat rubber raiding craft carrying Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) into the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during amphibious operations. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is cond
On Monday, 8 September, EU Naval Force Belgian frigate, BNS Leopold I, conducted a replenishment at sea with the German support ship FGS Berlin in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). As the ships sailed close to each other, maintenance equipment was transferred from FGS Berlin
Captain Mark Potter was farewelled by his staff on September 4, when he finished his post in the position of Commander of the Royal Australian Navy’s Submarine Force (COMSUB). After officially handing Command over to Captain Matt Buckley, the outgoing COMSUB was given a send off at the Sir James S
The “Liberty Bells” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 held a change of command ceremony aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while on patrol, Sept. 12. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Michael France assumed command of VAW-115 from Cmdr. Cynt
The US Coast Guard and Washington State Department of Ecology responded to a report of a 65-foot pleasure craft that went aground near Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon, Washington, Sunday morning. There was reportedly up to 500 gallons of diesel fuel aboard the vessel and an unrecoverable sheen was repo
BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $22,9 million undefinitized contract action to a previously awarded contract for repair and alteration of USS Hopper (DDG-70). USS Hopper will be undergoing a selected restricted availability which is the opportunity in the shi
The CNO’s Navy Global War Game came to a close on Friday, 12 Sept with a final plenary session attended by over 80 game participants from across the Department of Defense, as well as Australia, Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. The game was led by RADM Peter Gumataotao, the Commander of Naval
