For the sixth time the Royal Navy has handed over the reins of a task force clamping down on piracy and terrorism in the Middle East. Two dozen sailors and Royal Marines, led by Commodore Bob Tarrant, have directed the operations of Combined Task Force 150 in the Indian Ocean for the past four month
The keel-laying ceremony of Project 20183 salvage tug Akademik Aleksandrov developed by JSC Almaz Design Bureau (St. Petersburg) took place… [mappress] Russian Navy, December 21, 2012; Image: Forum
Expert group of the Social Council subordinated to director of Russian defense industrial complex Dmitry Rogozin has prepared analytical report “Russia as… [mappress] Russian Navy, December 21, 2012
Supply Department’s food service division (S-2) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) gave the crew a taste of home by serving a holiday meal Dec. 19. More than 5,000 Sailors gathered to feast on approximately 7,000 pounds of food, ranging from steamed chipped beef an
Royal Navy sailors gave children an end-of-term treat by hosting them on board their warship the Plymouth Type 23 frigate, HMS Argyll. Around 60 children and ten members of staff from Year one at Crofton Hammond Infant school in Stubbington, Hampshire, were given a guided tour by the crew during HMS
Batch production of prospect aircraft carriers will start in Russia after 2021, and construction of fifth-generation strategic nuclear-powered subs will begin after 2030… [mappress] Russian Navy, December 21, 2012; Image: Flot
Attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) and her crew of 13 officers and 120 enlisted personnel arrived Dec. 16 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. While at the shipyard, Topeka will complete various maintenance work and several system upgrades. Topeka is the third ship of the United States Navy named for th
The solemn keel-laying ceremony of Project 09852 nuclear-powered research submarine took place yesterday, on Dec 20, at Sevmash shipyard… [mappress] Russian Navy, December 21, 2012; Image: Military Photos
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) were selected to participate in a four-month evaluation of the new design for flight deck working uniform shirts, or “jerseys,” in an effort to meet the long term needs of personnel who work on and around the flight deck.
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed an eight-and-a-half-month deployment when the ships arrived at Norfolk Naval Station and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Dec 18-20. While d
The Iraqi navy and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command marked the delivery of two 60-meter Offshore Support Vessels (OSV 1/ OSV 2) to the Iraqi navy in a ceremony at the Umm Qasr naval facility, Dec. 20. The two OSVs, procured as part U.S. Navy’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program, will help
Northern Fleet (NF) task unit consisting of destroyer Severomorsk, salvage tug Altai, and tanker Dubna left NF main base Severomorsk and set a course for… [mappress] Russian Navy, December 21, 2012; Image: Flot
Plymouth warship HMS Argyll welcomed the Royal British Legion charity bikers on board to present them with funds. The Royal British Legion Riders Branch for Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, were handed £250 raised by the ship’s crew. Among the 25 riders present was a member of the ship’s crew Petty Off
December has arrived, and so too has the festive spirit onboard HMS Protector, the Royal Navy’s 5,000 tonne Ice Patrol Ship. After breaking ice for the first time this Austral Summer, 20 members of HMS Protector’s Ship’s Company took to the ice dressed as Santa Claus in support of the Ship’s affilia
