Plymouth-based Royal Navy warship HMS Monmouth is ready to take over the Royal Navy’s deployment to the Gulf during the winter and spring to maintain the continuous British presence. The Type 23 frigate and crew of 215 left Plymouth earlier this summer and will be policing busy shipping lanes crucia
In 2013, Russian defense ministry will start equipping of Project 971 Schuka-B and Project 877 Varshavyanka… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 19, 2012
The Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) held a change of command ceremony aboard USS Lexington museum Nov. 15. Rear Adm. Mark Leavitt relieved Rear Adm. William Sizemore II, as the chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). Sizemore is retiring after 32 years of service as a commissioned naval officer.
Repairing and modernization of Algerian Navy’s ships is still within plans of JSC Severnaya Verf shipyard, said the… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 19, 2012; Image: Flot
The commander of Submarine Group 2 discussed science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational fields with more than 80 students at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London, Conn., Nov. 15. “A world of opportunities are available to you and a lot of doors open if you pursue studie
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) hosted a health promotion fair for Lincoln Sailors aboard the ship’s floating accommodation facility (FAF), Nov. 16. Lincoln’s Medical department held the fair to educate and promote women’s and men’s health, tobacco cessation, back heal
HMS Blyth led international minehunters through a major exercise in waters off the historic Turkish city of Izmir. The Faslane-based ship is coming to the end of her six-month deployment to the Mediterranean, where she’s been in charge of a NATO minehunting task group. HMS Blyth headed to the bay of
German Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Dr. Jueroen Morhard and Mrs. Petra Morhard visited the SLN Dockyard in Trincomalee on 16th November 2012. The German Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne and he briefed him on the history o
More than 200 active duty Sailors and families members attended a Heroes’ Welcome Event to honor past, present, and future Individual Augmentees (IA) from commands in the Pacific Northwest at the Jackson Park Community Center, Nov. 15. The Naval Base Kitsap Fleet and Family Support Center sponsored
The Royal and Dutch navies joined forces in the war on drugs when RFA Argus met up with the Netherlands frigate Van Amstel in the Caribbean. As well as combating the illegal narcotics trade, the two ships exchanged personnel and helicopters, and took part in a gunnery shoot. Both ships – Argus is an
HMAS Tobruk (II) once again proved her amphibious force, undertaking the bilateral exercise, Pae Tata, off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand over November 05-15. Commander Task Group, LTCOL Glenn King, 1RNZIR, said Pae Tata successfully exercised NZDF Force Elements in the conduct of operational le
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 officially transitioned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 during a ceremony, Nov. 15, at Naval Air Station North Island. The “Red Lions” are the latest anti-submarine squadron to make the transition to a sea combat squadron as part of the Navy’s ne
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) celebrated the 23rd anniversary of her commissioning, Nov. 11. Since its commissioning in 1989, Lincoln has completed seven deployments. Most recently, the ship concluded an eight-month deployment to the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of r
Delivery-Acceptance act for the lead multipurpose salvage vessel “Spasatel Karev” project MPSV07 was signed today, November 16th, 2012, at Nevsky Shipyard. The vessel is intended for Baltic BASU, part of the State Marine Pollution Control and Salvage and Rescue Service of the Russian Federation (Gos
