Members of the Ship’s Company (Starboard Crew) visited their nominated charity and affiliate Fountains Primary School, to present a £1000 cheque. The money was raised during the previous patrol after a sponsored 50km rowing race with Lt Stu Moss taking on and defeating the combined efforts of 50 oth
Sailors assigned to submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) joined youths from local organization ‘Boys Town’ on the fields of Sembawang Naval Base, Singapore during a Community Service project (COMSERV) to participate in a variety of sports activities, December 05. The event kicked off with brie
There was some pre-Christmas cheer in the air at RNAS Yeovilton as the Base welcomed back 120 personnel and four Sea Kings, from Commando Helicopter Force which have been deployed in the Mediterranean on the Royal Navy’s biggest exercise this year, `Cougar 12’. The Junglie Force have been operating
The Navy Information Operations Command, Maryland hosted a Cyber Captain’s Cup challenge Nov. 30 to test participant’s skills in forensics, programming, trivia, packet analysis and reverse engineering. The event was put on by the Cyber Captain’s Cup team, made up with a half-dozen Sailors, who parti
On Tuesday, December 4, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy visited the Polish naval forces. Vice Admiral Bernt Grimstvedt met with the Commander of the Polish Navy Vice Admiral (three star) Tomasz Mathea and visited the 3rd Flotilla of Ships, Divers Training Centre and the Naval Acad
Former Newlands College student Ira Vickerman has had more adventure as an Able Seaman (ASEA) in the Naval Volunteer Reservist than many others only dare to dream. Still based in Newlands, ASEA Vickerman has a day job as a Line Mechanic for an electrical company which involves all aspects of power p
On 7 December 2012, in Djibouti, Rear Admiral Antonio Natale, assumed command of Operation Ocean Shield, NATO’s counter piracy mission from Cdre Ben Bekkering (Royal Netherlands Navy) who has completed a successful 6-month deployment in the region. After a short port visit, the flagship will commenc
Sixty Porirua based cadets marched out for the last time this year in front of friends, family and NZ Defence Force personnel at the end of year parade on Saturday 1st December. New Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral (RADM) Jack Steer was reviewing officer for the three local Cadet units, T.S. Taupo, City
Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed two days of back-to-back community service (COMSERV) projects at the Chao King senior community center and Sunshine Action youth center, Dec. 4-5. Sailors traveled throughout the city, led by Frank Cable chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Jo
Sri Lanka Navy celebrated its 62nd Anniversary yesterday, 09th December 2012. Celebrations, held in accordance with naval traditions, consisted of religious and social functions conducted to coincide with the Navy Day, which falls on 09th December. Began on 12th February 1937, as the Naval Volunteer
University boat HMS Exploit made the short trip from her home in South Wales up the River Severn to Gloucestershire for a weekend visiting her affiliated town. The patrol boat, which serves Birmingham’s universities, berthed in Sharpness docks, just a couple of miles from the small town of Berkeley.
Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for a Military Construction (MILCON) project at the Naval School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD), Dec. 5. MILCON P927 includes plans for two new structures to house the Ground Ordnance Division, Core Division and the Tools and Methods Division, as
Southern Naval Command conducted an awe inspiring demonstration of its operational capabilities for the city of Kochi on 08 Dec 12 at the waterfront facing Rajendra Maidan and Netaji Subhash Park. A broad range of naval operations displaying its flexibility and versatility were included in the displ
During a recent stopover in Malta, personnel from HMS Illustrious presented a copy of her predecessor’s Second World War damage report to local historians. Service personnel from the current HMS Illustrious (RO6) recently visited the Malta Maritime Museum where they donated a copy of the damage asse
