As a result of the Department of Defense’s rescission of 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule, the Navy is developing plans to move forward in opening all positions previously closed to the assignment of women. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Experts from the Northern Diving Group helped to raise a Dunkirk ‘little ship’ from a Scottish river bed. The team took part in a two-day operation to lift the Skylark IX, which in 1940 was responsible for bringing home 600 men from the continent. The divers from Faslane volunteered to help enthusia
The Royal Navy’s officer corps will celebrate their 150-year association with the town of Dartmouth in 2013. An all-star concert by former Royal Marines musicians in March kick-starts anniversary events which mark the arrival of HMS Britannia on the Dart back in 1863. The spiritual home of the Royal
The largest inter-fleet training exercises within the last ten years of Russian Navy with the participation of Baltic, Northern, Black Sea and Pacific Fleets in the… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, January 31, 2013; Image: flot
One thousand seriously wounded, ill and injured service members are now enrolled in Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) – Safe Harbor, the Department of the Navy’s support program for Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. “As awareness of this critical program has increased, enrollment numbers have continued to climb
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched on Wednesday a 3-day naval war-games, codenamed Fath 91, in the Persian Gulf, according to Fars News Agency. During the war-games they will exercise different tactics of naval defense. What is more, within the framework of planned drills the Islami
Portsmouth-based Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock sails on Monday (4 February) for a four-month NATO mission in the Mediterranean. She will be working as part of a permanent multinational maritime force in the area called the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2). Ships from alli
The Ministry of Defence has today published details of how it will equip the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over the next 10 years and how this will be funded. For the first time, the government has set out a fully-funded Defence Equipment Plan totalling almost £160 billion. The affordability
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defence worth up to a USD 7.2 million. GDEB will provide Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department tasks in support of operational submarines at Naval Submarine Support Facility and Naval Submarine base New Londo
Last Monday,the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) left the port of Gdynia, Poland with a new commander at the helm and new ships. The first days at sea are usually used for ships and crew to get acquainted with the new command and with the respective capabilities of each vessel. T
The U.S. Navy Minesweeper USS Guardian that ran aground on January 17 while transiting the Sulu Sea , will have to be dismantled and removed in sections, reports the military.com. The Philippine Coast Guard is still examining work activities planned under the salvage operation, which is expected to
The Royal New Zealand Navy will continue its traditional involvement and support in Waitangi Day activities in the Bay of Islands this year. The Navy is invited annually by the people of Tai Tokerau to attend Waitangi Day activities, and plays a major part in the commemorative ceremonies. This year
Sailors assigned to submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) welcomed members from the United States Navy League Guam Council aboard for a luncheon and tour, Jan. 29. Members were escorted aboard and taken to the Chief Petty Officer Mess where they dined with Frank Cable’s Commanding Officer, Capt.
The Royal New Zealand Navy has hosted a meeting of international navies to promote common understandings for the coordination of shipping and maritime trade in the Pacific, Indian and South Atlantic Oceans. The Pacific and Indian Oceans Shipping Working Group was held at Devonport Naval Base in Auck
