The guided-missile cruiser USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) provided medical assistance to a vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea, approximately 40 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, while conducting maritime security operations in the area. The three-person crew of motor vessel Abir Alqaray N
Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) arrived in Haifa, Israel for a routine port visit, Sept. 4. San Antonio’s commanding officer, Capt. Randell Dykes, said this visit is a well-deserved break for Sailors and Marines, and for many is the first time t
The Spanish Navy has concluded integration trials of the Unmanned Air Vehicle ‘Skeldar V-200’ in Canary Islands waters on board the Maritime Action Ship (BAM in its Spanish initials) ‘Relámpago’ before deploying in the theatre of operations. As of mid-September, the UAV is scheduled to operate from
U.S. President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt discussed the situation in Syria during a bilateral meeting in Stockholm held on Wednesday. “I discussed our assessment, which clearly implicates the Syrian government in this outrage,” Obama said after the meeting. “The prime
Russian Ministry of Defense has criticized deployment of US warships in the Mediterranean Sea, as reported by CCTV. A defense official from Russia said that the deployment would intensify the situation in the region. Russian Navy fleets are undergoing a rotation in the region which is said to be unr
Despite competition from other UK based ship recyclers, Swansea Drydocks has won the MOD competition to recycle the former HMS Cornwall, a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. The vessel was built in 1985 by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow, commissioned at Falmouth in 1988 and decommissioned in 2011 fo
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) got underway Sept. 2 to participate in the 11th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise with several regional navies, including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. SEACAT highlights the value of information sharing and mult
The entire world is watching to see what the United States will do about the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, and how America responds will make a difference, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry told a Senate panel on Tuesday. Kerry, along with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army G
Fourteen participants from various countries on the east coast of Africa have attended the EU’s Senior Maritime Security Course on board the landing platform dock HNLMS Johan de Witt. The Johan de Witt is currently operating off the coast of Somalia as the flagship for the Atalanta counterpiracy mis
The US Navy destroyer USS Mahan is heading home from the Mediterranean Sea, according to the News Channel 3. USS Mahan, which had been deployed for 8 months and positioned near Syria, changed course yesterday. The destroyer is said to be set to return to Hampton Roads this week. Other warships named
From 19-23 August, students and faculty staff from the United States Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, hosted a visit from 13 students and staff members from the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC). The visit served as an opportunity for NWC and ACSC to strengthen and build u
Technical assistance and support from the U.S. Defense Department for an Israeli missile test over the Mediterranean Sea yesterday morning was unrelated to U.S. consideration of military action in Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. “Early this morning, the United States Department o
Commander, Navy Installations Command Vice Adm. William French conducted a familiarization tour of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) Aug. 30 after also visiting Naval Station Mayport. The admiral began the day by participating in an all-hands morning quarters at the Building 1 flagpole where
A nine-foot bronze statue on a black granite pedestal honoring Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who directed the War of the Pacific, was unveiled at its permanent installation next to the battleship USS Missouri ‘Mighty Mo’ (BB 63) Memorial Sept. 2 on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The
