The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commended the Sri Lanka Navy on Friday for launching a rescue operation to save the group of marooned Myanmar nationals last week. “UNHCR is greatly saddened by this latest terrible ordeal, and commends the quick action of the Sri Lanka Navy
Naval aviators are evaluating energy-saving refueling practices as part of a program aimed at standardizing fleet-driven energy best practices that do not adversely impact mission or safety. The Naval Aviation Energy Conservation (Air ENCON) Program is driving the fleetwide implementation of these p
Naval troops attached to SLNS Thambapanni of the North-western Naval Command arrested 29 illegal fishing nets in Udappuwa area on 24th February 2013. The items were handed over to Assistant Fisheries Director in Puttalam for legal action. [mappress] Naval Today Staff, February 27, 2013; Image: Sri L
U.S. Naval Base (NBG) Guam’s Multicultural Committee sponsored an African-American History Month ceremony for its military and civilian personnel in front of the Navy Exchange (NEX) in Santa Rita Feb. 22. Lt. Col. Lorenzo Ray Phillips from the Joint Force Headquarters for the U.S. Army and Air Guam
Russian Navy Command plans to deploy warships and auxiliary vessels group in the Mediterranean Sea since 2015 on a going basis, the source of Central Navy Portal in the… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, February 27, 2013; Image: Sevastopol
Former President Jimmy Carter, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton visited the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Feb. 22 along with more than 200 members of Mr. Carter’s foundation, The Carter Center. Upon arriving, the Carters, Dalton and others
Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll has made her first port stop to Lisbon for a briefing on the illegal drugs trade activities off the West African coast. The Plymouth frigate left the UK a week ago for a seven-month deployment and arrived in Portugal where leaders in the fight against the illegal narcot
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited with Sailors and Navy civilians at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Feb. 21. While in Misawa, SECNAV conducted an all hands call with Navy Misawa personnel and took time to tour NAF Misawa and its tenant and deployed commands. During the call, Mabus discuss
At the end of February the Luxembourg Maritime patrol and Reconnaissance (MPRA) Detachment returned to the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta counter piracy mission, having taken over MPRA duties from the Swedish Coast Guard MPRA unit operating from the Seychelles. During their pr
It was a juggernaut; a Confederate 275-foot blackened structure of iron that would forever change the face of warfare. The ship was a black-iron beast reborn from the frigate Merrimack, a burnt husk raised and armor-clad, transformed into a ship with no purpose but war. Its formidable complement boa
Russia has announced plans to rearm its Black Sea Fleet and has asked Ukraine to settle the issues regarding the planned deliveries of new weapons to… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, February 26, 2013
Commander, Naval Forces Europe-Africa announced the Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) at Naval Support Activity Naples, Feb. 22. Adm. Bruce Clingan, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, recognized Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Joshua K. Mathison as the Sea SOY, and Yeoman
On Monday 25 February Dutch EU Naval Force frigate HNLMS De Ruyter transferred nine suspected pirates to the Seychelles authorities for prosecution. The transfers happened after HNLMS De Ruyter, who was conducting counter piracy patrols, stopped two skiffs on 19 February 120 nautical miles off the S
The University of Notre Dame Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) hosted their 17th annual Naval Leadership Weekend to promote the development of midshipmen into strong ethical leaders, 21-24 Feb. The keynote speaker, Coast Guard Vice Adm. John P. Currier, Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
