The next Commanding Officer of HMAS Arunta, Commander David Landon, has been named as a recipient of the Conspicuous Service Medal in the 2014 Queens Birthday honours list this weekend. The proud father of three from Sydney’s east is to be recognised for his achievement in the performance of duty
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transferred 277 persons in distress to the Armed Forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel P61, and another five persons were medically evacuated to Malta, June 7. Bataan and USS Elrod (FFG 55) rendered assistance June 6 to persons in distre
Defence and security company Saab has received orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding construction and production plans for the next generation submarines and to conduct a mid-life update of two Gotland-class submarines. The orders refer to the period 2014-2015 and
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Osumi-Class JS Kunisaki (LST 4003), carrying a multinational crew of U.S., Australian and Japanese personnel arrived in Da Nang June 6 for Pacific Partnership 2014, beginning nine days of collaborative medical and engineering activities with the people o
Twenty-three Royal Australian Navy personnel have been awarded honours and awards in the 2014 Queens Birthday Honours List. The distinguished group of officers and sailors were awarded the honours and awards for their outstanding performance in duties ranging from operational service, support to o
The construction of Nowra’s Boer War memorial was very much a community effort. In 1900, a committee was formed to raise funds for what was originally intended to mark just one aspect of the Boer War “the brave defence of Mafeking by Colonel Baden-Powell.” Subscriptions were sought and, in January
30 Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) were gathered in the hangar bay June 6 in preparation of the muzzle blast and smoke they were about to experience behind the power of a heavy machine gun. Not many things equal the intensity of shooting a 110 pound, .50 caliber B
Two Sailors serving aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) were promoted to senior chief petty officers during a frocking ceremony on the ship’s flight deck, June 5. The ceremony for Senior Chief Engineman Jeffery Clark and Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Michael Vira was he
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civil service mariners attached to the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), June 7. The SECNAV’s visit included a tour of Mount Whitney, a chief pinning ceremony and an all-ha
Virginia-class attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) returned home to Groton, Conn., June 8, after completing an 11-week surge deployment overseas. Missouri’s crew of more than 140 officers and enlisted personnel departed March 24 to conduct assigned theater security missions in the U.S. Europea
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 successfully completed a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California June 2. COMPTUEX, led by CSG 15, is an exercise that evaluated CSG 1’s ability to react to live-training scenarios as an integral unit throughout every warfare are
The command of a Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine was passed forward today, June 6, in a time-honored change of command ceremony at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Commander Christopher Buziak, commanding officer of USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) was relieved by
Korea Navy Donates Pohang-Class Corvette to Philippine Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will decommission a Pohang-class corvette (PCC) by year end for donation to the Philippine Navy, yet another sign of the two countries’ growing defense cooperation, according to the Philippine Embassy in Se
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships USS Pioneer (MCM 9) and USS Chief (MCM 14) were loaded onto an ocean-going heavy lift ship as final preparations were made to get underway for their new homeport in Sasebo, Japan May 31. Pioneer and Chief will be part of forward deployed naval forces (FD
