The future amphibious assault ship future USS America (LHA 6) welcomed distinguished visitors from El Salvador aboard the vessel for a key leader engagement (KLE) Sept. 8. The KLE consisted of a tour of the ship, a formal lunch with the ship’s command and a leadership conference. After coming aboa
Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) released the results of the Judge Advocate General Manual (JAGMAN) investigation in to the crash of an MH-53E Sea Dragon off the coast of Virginia January 8, that resulted in the death of three Sailors. The MH-53E, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasu
USS Arlington (LPD 24) Sailors and Marines held a remembrance ceremony honoring the 13th anniversary of September 11th while underway off the Atlantic coast. The morning of September 11, 2001, five hijackers on American Airlines Flight 77 forcibly commandeered the controls of the plane and at 9:37
The smallest ships in the UK Navy’s fleet have won a top award for punching above their weight in the UK and overseas. The 14 vessels that make up the First Patrol Boat Squadron have received the Firmin Sword of Peace – a prize given to British armed forces units for activities beyond their [&hell
The keel laying ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s first Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) was held at Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) in Jurong today. The keel laying of the first LMV marks another significant milestone for the RSN. This LMV is the first of eight new LMVs t
The crew of the Russian Navy’s frigate “Tatarstan” of the Caspian flotilla proceeded to the development of new aids to navigation established in the course of modernization and scheduled maintenance in the Astrakhan region shipyard. At the Russian Defence Ministry reports, the ship entered a phase
Tetra Tech, Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $23.6 million single-award contract with the U.S. Navy to assess and mitigate environmental impacts from expanded training grounds at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) inTwentynine Palms, California. MCAGCC is currently home to one of
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus arrived in Baltimore Sept. 10 aboard the U.S. Naval Ship Choctaw County (JHSV 2) for the beginning of the Baltimore Navy Week and the Star Spangled Spectacular. The Choctaw County is named after Choctaw County, Mississippi, where Secretary Mabus served as the state’
Neustrashimy class frigate “Yaroslav Mudry” (727) of the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet (BF) has made a visit at the port of Salalah (Oman) to replenish food and water supplies. The vessel will be docked at the port until September 13. Afterwards the crew will continue to perform security operation
Construction of HMS Prince of Wales, the second of two new aircraft carriers for the UK Royal Navy, has moved forward with the docking of two of the ship’s largest hull sections – Lower Block 02 and Lower Block 03. The movement of the blocks into the dock at Rosyth marks the beginning of […
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert spoke Tuesday at the Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO) Eastern Region Symposium at Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club. “There are exhaustive studies that say if you have a diverse organization, in thought, makeup and gender, you’re the st
During the Selfridge Air National Guard Base Open House and Airshow the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, delta pilots performed various maneuvers in an aerial salute to forward deployed forces. Here we bring you images of their Fleur De Lis maneuver and Loop Break Cross ma
Russian Borey-class nuclear-powered submarine “Vladimir Monomakh” successfully tested a Bulava ballistic missile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday. The missile was launched from a submerged position from the White Sea to the Kura test site on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. RIA No
DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the US Navy has awarded the company access to a $31.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide command and control hardware products for the service’s Ship Self-Defense System Mark 2 (SSDS), used on Navy aircraf
