Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll has arrived in Dakar, Senegal for the start of a huge multi-national exercise off the coast of West Africa. The Type-23 frigate will represent the UK at Exercise Saharan Express which has been designed to improve cooperation for the participating nations while they oper
Naval patrol crafts attached to the North-central Naval Command arrested 19 Indian fishermen along with 4 Indian Trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters north of Thalai-mannar on 13th March 2013. They were brought to Thalai-mannar to be handed over to Thalai-mannar Police for le
Five Filipino-American Sailors assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) took advantage of a port visit in Manila, Republic of the Philippines to reenlist in their birth country. The Sailors who reenlisted include Chief Personnel Specialist Achilles Amante, Chief Boatswain’s Mate B
Venerable destroyer HMS Edinburgh showed off her turn of speed on the eve of her final foreign port of call. The last Type 42 destroyer performed a ‘maritime doughnut’ to test her manoeuvrability at full speed as she prepares to sail into the Big Apple. Britain’s oldest destroyer, HMS Edinburgh, dem
Approximately 300 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) for a scheduled deployment Mar. 12. Carter Hall is deploying with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSG ARG) which is comprised of the amphibious
All three crew members aboard a Navy EA-6B Prowler jet assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., were killed when the aircraft crashed Monday morning in an unpopulated area approximately 50 miles west of Spokane, Wash. It is Department of Defens
The old US warship Battleship Texas will get its first significant repairs in more than 20 years, according to ABC. A $17.5 million contract intended for the warship’s overhaul has been awarded to Taylor Marine Construction. In 1948, the Battleship TEXAS became the first battleship memorial museum i
As USS Freedom (LCS 1) pulled in for its first port call in Hawaii March 11, Sailors and civilians assigned to Navy Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego were standing by to provide the ship with critical, innovative logistics support. NAVSUP FLC San Diego’s Logistic
More than a dozen organizations and agencies gathered at the Admiral Faye Gassama Naval Base in Dakar, Senegal, to explore maritime security issues as part of Exercise Saharan Express 2013 (SE-13), March 11. The participants, both governmental and non-governmental, represent major stakeholders in We
The Dutch Navy’s support vessel in the Caribbean, HNLMS Pelikaan, is supplying the population of Saba with extra water this week. The Representative of the National Government for Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba submitted a request for military assistance to the Dutch Flag Officer Caribbean last week
The Dutch and Russian navies have taken steps to strengthen their maritime ties. On behalf of Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, signed a Letter of Intent with his Russian counterpart Admiral Victor Chirkov, in St
Service members, island residents and base patrons gathered as U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) to kick off Chamorro Month with a cultural celebration in front of the Navy Exchange Guam on NBG March 8. The event, themed “Know the Language of Our Elders and Use it Every Day,” brought together local and mil
Raytheon Company was awarded a sub-contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first 5th generation medium frequency hull mounted sonar system as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vess
The Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster, which is affiliated to its namesake borough, will be going alongside HMS Belfast in central London from Wednesday 13 March for the start of a six-day regional engagement visit. The ship’s visit to the capital is an opportunity to strengthen and renew the affiliat
