INAS 312 Maritime Reconnaisance Squadron of the Eastern Naval Command of Indian Navy, based at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu, celebrated its Silver Jubilee Anniversary on 18 Nov 13. The Silver Jubilee celebrations of operations of the TU 142M aircraft, with the moniker ‘Albatross’, were held at INS Rajali
SLNS Udara attached to the Northern Naval Command and Sri Lanka Coast Guard on routine patrol arrested 20 Indian Fishermen and 5 trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the seas north of Analathivu on 21st November 2013. The arrested persons were handed over to the Assistance Director of Fisheries an
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) PM 11’s berthing team are beginning the rebuilding process by overhauling spaces and bringing in replacement racks Nov. 20. The PM 11 team, consisting of 31 Sailors, successfully removed more than 1,500 racks from Lin
In the early morning of Tuesday 19 November, EU Naval Force warship ITS Libeccio carried out a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the American auxiliary ship, USNS Arctic. The RAS, which was conducted in coordination with the US Fast Combat Support Ship, required the two ships to sail very close togeth
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) combined its Blue and Gold crews during a crew combination change-of-command ceremony Nov. 21 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Capt. Jeffrey Joseph, Gold Crew commanding officer, assumed full command of Nebraska’s combined Green crew fro
A multi-million dollar contract has been signed with Thales Australia for in-service support on four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships, Australian Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), Mr Warren King, announced today. Mr King said the $46 million contract provides suppo
On Wednesday, 20 November 2013, NATO`s Operation OCEAN SHIELD flagship HNoMS FRIDTJOF NANSEN conducted boarding and medical exercises together with the flagship of ROK Escort Task Group, ROKS CHOI YOUNG. Boarding teams from both ships simulated boarding NANSEN, providing important insight into each
The command of a warship was passed down at a time-honored ceremony that was held for the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial, Nov. 20. Cmdr. Michael Boone, commanding officer of Olympia, was relieved by Cmdr. Thomas Shugart. The ceremony’
On Thursday, 21 November 2013, NATO and the Ukrainian Navy formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding sealing the country’s participation in the Alliance’s counter-piracy operation OCEAN SHIELD. This event occurred as the Chief of the Ukrainian Navy, Admiral Yurii Ilin, is attending the NATO Mari
Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), a joint venture between DRS Technologies and Thales, successfully demonstrated advanced mine-hunting capabilities with the US Navy during the 2013 Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) Unmanned Systems (UxS) Campaign. By towing the unmanned high resolution synthetic aperture
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.(NASSCO) has received a $12.1 million worth contract modification to exercise the option for the fitting-out availability of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, the USS Somerset (LPD 25). The contract includes engineering, planning, manage
USS Ashland (LSD 48) and USS Germantown (LSD 42), with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 and Commander Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, arrived in Leyte Gulf off the Philippines coast Nov. 20 in support of Operation Damayan. The ships will be jo
HNLMS Johan de Witt and RFA Lyme Bay have participated in the US led international exercise ‘Cutlass Express’. The exercise, which was held in several operational areas in the waters off East Africa, is a maritime exercise, designed to improve cooperation, tactical expertise and information sharing
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus completed a visit to Doha, Qatar, Nov. 20. The visit was designed to build upon an existing relationship with Qatar, an important partner in the Middle East region. “Qatar is and remains a very valuable American partner,” said Mabus. “In our cooperation on a wide rang
