Naval Hospital Bremerton held a “Holocaust – National Days of Remembrance” commemoration tribute for command staff members and beneficiaries April 12. The event, sponsored by the command’s Diversity Council, featured the theme of ‘Never Again, heeding the warning signs.’ Hospital Corpsman 1st Class
A mid Atlantic encounter has given a Royal Navy frigate the chance to exercise her capability alongside French colleagues. Plymouth based Type 23 frigate, HMS Argyll, has been operating off the west coast of Africa since early March working with international partners to provide global maritime secu
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday, April 15 that the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is complete following the addition of the ship’s upper bow section on April 9 at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). The upper bow extends the overall length of the ca
HMS Dragon has used the natural beauty and military ranges of Crete to sharpen her claws ready for tackling pirates and terrorists in the Indian Ocean and Gulf. The Mediterranean island was the final port of call for the Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer – on her maiden deployment – before heading
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the nation’s newest research vessel will be named R/V Sally Ride, in honor of the former UC San Diego faculty member who was the first American female astronaut and the youngest American to fly in space. The ship is owned by the U.S. Navy, will be opera
BVT Surface Fleet Solutions is currently undergoing the process of building two of the world’s largest aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy; the HMS Queen Elizabeth, due to be completed in 2016, and the HMS Prince of Wales, due to be completed in 2018. Rather than using traditional metal junction bo
Three Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 10 were injured in a training accident when their 34-foot patrol boat ran aground near Charleston Harbor April 13. The injured Sailors were transiting the boat into the Charleston Harbor as part of routine training when the incident occurred
A total of 128 Filipino refugees including a newly born child caught in the on-going stand-off in Sabah, Malaysia were safely brought home by the Philippine Coast Guard after one their vessel fetch them in the Philippine-Malaysian boundary near Taganak in Tawi-Tawi. Coast Guard Southwestern Mindanao
General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a 9.5 million contract for the execution work necessary to prepare and accomplish maintenance and modernization work of the 2013 dry-docking selected restricted availability of the USS Hartford (SSN 768). USS Hartford is the second ship of the US Navy to b
Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) participated in a self-defense course April 12 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. According to Gunnery Sgt. Michael Connors, a self-defense course can help individuals learn how to effectively react if th
Shri AK Antony, Defence Minister of India inaugurated the online processing of medical bills under the The Ex Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) at Kochi on 13 Apr 13. The ECHS is an important initiative of the Government of India wherein the veterans are afforded the best and latest medic
The U.S. Navy will name the next San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship the USS Portland, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced on friday. “Oregon has a long history with the U.S. Navy going back to the construction of hundreds of World War II Liberty and Victory ships at three Portland-area
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon recently announced two high-achieving members of the Australian Defence Organisation will join youth delegations at major strategic conferences in Slovakia and Singapore this year. Their attendance is th
The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command announced the 2012 USFF Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony hosted by the Hampton Roads Navy League at the Sheraton Waterside in Norfolk, March 27. Adm. Bill Gortney announced Electronics Technician 1st Class Cheyenne N. S
