The U.S. Coast Guard crews are searching for a 30-year-old man who reportedly jumped over the railing of the Bahamas Cruise Ship Celebration early Sunday morning, 27-miles east of Delray Beach, Florida. James Miller of Charleston, South Carlina reportedly went overboard early Sunday. Watchstanders
NUSHIP Canberra’s Ship Company reached a significant milestone last week, as they marched together for the first time as a unit in the Sydney City Anzac Day Parade. Canberra’s tri-service contingent made up of Navy, Army and Air Force personnel marched proudly as thousands of onlookers showed thei
Naval Technical Training Center Meridian welcomed a new commanding officer Friday, April 25 during a change of command ceremony held on the lawn of the NTTC administration building on board Naval Air Station Meridian. Cmdr. Robert Stockton became the 21st commanding officer of NTTC Meridian when h
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Wave Knight returned to Portland, Dorset, on April 24th following a 15-month deployment to the Caribbean. The fleet replenishment tanker has been operating as part of the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol Task (North); this is part of the UK’s year round commitment to the re
More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed an eight-month deployment April 25 when the ships arrived at Naval Base San Diego. While deployed, the Boxer ARG/13th MEU served in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet Areas
Royal Australian Navy Mine Hunter Coastal, HMAS Gascoyne, recently assisted the New South Wales (NSW) Police in rescuing stranded fishermen in Broken Bay, 50 kilometres north of Sydney. Late in the night of 15 Apr 14, Gascoyne had been hosting Mine Warfare specialist training for an Intermediate Min
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) offloaded Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) after conducting joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, April 24. During the patrol, Bonhomme Richard and the 31st MEU participate
On Wednesday 23 April the German Secretary of Defence, Ursula von der Leyen, visited the EU Naval Force flagship, FGS Brandenburg during the German warship’s port visit to Djibouti. In what was her first visit to the German Navy since her inauguration, she met the troops from the European Union’s co
Past and present crew members, friends, and family attended the ceremony at the BAE Shipyards to watch as Foster assumed command of the 9,000-ton guided-missile destroyer. Foster enlisted in the Navy in 1986 and served as an Operations Specialist until receiving his commission in 1996. He graduate
Officers and Sailors of HMAS Stuart have gathered on the ship’s flight deck for a memorial service to remember the 725 lives lost in a battle on the 19th November 1941. As Stuart passed near the final resting place of HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran, members of ship’s company remembered the battle
The Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrived in Singapore Apr. 26 for a routine visit as part of its second deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of 145, North Carolina will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the subma
International Warships Dock in China for Multinational Drill China will host ships from seven countries these days ahead of the exercise “Sea Cooperation 2014″, according to the Times of India. The Indian Navy’s warship INS Shivalik arrived in one of the 10 busiest ports in the world, the Chinese Po
Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Ray Mabus, attended a ship naming ceremony for the future joint high-speed vessel (JHSV) USNS Yuma (JHSV 8) April 25 in Yuma’s Gateway Park. Mabus chose the name Yuma as a tribute to the residents of the Arizona city and their close ties with the military. “The real rea
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) hosted a visit to its Philadelphia site by Thomas P. Dee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Expeditionary Programs and Logistics Management on April 23. During the visit, NAVSUP WSS Performance Based Logistics (PBL) experts briefed Dee on past
