Underway again Feb. 15, after eight months in port, Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) are supporting conservation efforts and the preservation of the environment by revitalizing the ship’s environmental stewardship organization known as the Green Machine. “The Green Machin
The Captain and crew of HMS Richmond were delighted to welcome onboard two affiliates from the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers during a recent period of sea training. Having previously visited HMS Richmond during an Affiliate’s Day held alongside in Portsmouth, Mr and Mrs William Daniels Esq, bot
In yet another step toward becoming a fully mission-capable aircraft carrier, Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) weapons department worked around-the-clock Feb. 17-18, making her a warship poised to do the nation’s tasking. “A weapons onload is when we receive the am
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll sailed from Plymouth on Monday, on its latest deployment, conducting operations across the Atlantic. Families and friends bid farewell in Devonport dockyard, on Devil’s Point and the Hoe with the traditional flags and good luck banners to wave off their loved ones o
On 12 February 2013, during a port visit by the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez to Port Victoria in the Seychelles, the EUNAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes, met the Chief of Defence of the Seychelles People’s Defence Force
Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific and Commander Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR) U.S. Atlantic Fleet awarded aircraft carrier departmental awards to multiple departments aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Feb. 12. The awards were presented to individual departments tha
Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) worked in conjunction to conduct a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) and transportation of Japanese nationals overseas exercise off the coast of Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 17. These emergency evacuatio
BAE Systems, together with Thales UK, Babcock and the UK Ministry of Defence (the Aircraft Carrier Alliance) has ventured on a major endeavor with the construction of the biggest aircraft carrier ever to be built in Britain, HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is the first unit from the Queen Elizabeth Class
The nation’s flagship HMS Bulwark yesterday began five weeks of intensive training which will test every nut and bolt of the 18,000-tonne assault ship – and the 350 men and women aboard her. A team of 100 expert Royal Navy inspectors and assessors are joining the ship in Devonport to make sure Bulwa
The commander of Submarine Group 2 hosted representatives from the Norwich and New London branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in honor of Black History Month in Groton, Feb. 14. Black History Month is observed each year to enrich understanding of the history of
Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) is coordinating with 98 percent of the Navy’s initial accessions of officer and enlisted men and women to complete the Chief of Naval Operations-mandated Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Fleet and Leadership (F and L) Training by March 31. NSTC is f
Three Merlin helicopters will go a-hunting off Sicily this weekend as they join the biggest anti-submarine exercise in western Europe. The aircraft, plus 75 personnel from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, are Britain’s contribution to NATO’s Proud Manta, a two-week war game involving the forces of ten All
Recruit Training Command will commemorate this year’s Black History month with a command-wide event Feb. 21 in Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall. RTC staff will celebrate the historical contributions and sacrifices made by African Americans striving for equality, blazing a trail for future Sailors. The f
Security of the nation cannot be compromised at any cost declared Shri K Babu, Indian Minister for Ports and Fisheries who inaugurated a workshop on coastal security organized jointly by Indian Navy and fisheries department at the Elankunnapuzha Gram Panchayat Hall near Kochi on 17 Feb 13. The Minis
