Not every warship’s company can claim to have squeezed through one of the world’s narrowest waterways – but a Royal Navy mine hunter now has bragging rights. On the latest stage of her Mediterranean deployment with a NATO minehunting force, the Faslane-based warship, HMS Penzance, took the short cut
Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Melbourne, has intercepted suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia as part of maritime security patrols in Middle Eastern waters for Operation SLIPPER. The suspected pirates were intercepted on 15 October 2013 after the Combined Maritime Forces received two report
The Navy’s next-generation helicopter is undergoing five weeks of key trials at sea to prepare it for front-line service in just 15 months time. A special trials version of Wildcat – replacement for the trusty Lynx which has been in service since the 1970s – has joined aviation training/casualty tre
Forty-two military officers from the People’s Republic of China who have been attending the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. made a stop in California to visit guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 16. During the visit, the group of foreig
Royal Navy ships, submarines and aircraft together with NATO partners have completed the final Exercise Joint Warrior for 2013 off the coast of Scotland. Joint Warrior exercises run twice a year – in the spring and autumn – with the autumn session having just come to an end. Fifteen separate naval u
The staff of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SURFPAC) honored the conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month with a celebration held at their headquarters building in Coronado, Calif., Oct. 18. Each year, the month-long observance from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 celebrates the culture, history and cont
The most hallowed day in the Royal Navy’s calendar – Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar – will be marked on Monday 21 October, the battle’s 208th anniversary. Taking place onboard HMS Victory, in Portsmouth, between 8am and 10am the commemorative event will be attended by senior Royal Navy personnel. Oct
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles for a port visit, Oct. 18. This port visit serves to continue Naval Forces Europe-Africa efforts to strengthen maritime partnerships with East African nations like Seychelles in order to enhance regional stabil
A contingent of cadets representing Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan called on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage at the SLN Headquarters in Colombo on 19th October 2013. The Commander warmly welcomed the visiting cadets and extended them his best wishes.
Less than a week after arriving on station following a port visit in Panama, USS Rentz (FFG 46) and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and helicopter squadron disrupted a shipment of 1,000 kg. of cocaine off the coast of Colombia in coordination with the Colombian navy Oct.
Naval personnel attached to SLN Dockyard of the Eastern Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 24 persons with 4 FGDs engaged in illegal fishing using purse seine nets on 19th October 2013 in the seas off Dutch Bay in Trincomalee. The arrested persons along with the recovered items were handed ove
Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepare for their future as leaders by attending the Petty Officer Selectee Leadership Course (POSLC). POSLC prepares Sailors to perform at their next higher pay-grade through instruction from senior lead
First Timor-Leste Navy Officer to Attend Training at RAN College The latest New Entry Officers’ Course (NEOC) at HMAS Creswell has a very special trainee, one paving the way for his nation and Navy. Jacinto Do Nascimento is the first Timor-Leste Navy officer to attend training at the Royal Australia
President Barack Obama released the following message to all Federal employees Oct. 18. To the dedicated and hard-working employees of the United States Government: Two and a half weeks ago, on the day that much of our Government shut down, I wrote you to express my appreciation for the work you do
