USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Sailors volunteered at Gatewood Preschool for Educating Exceptional People (PEEP) during the school’s 7th annual carnival, Nov. 17. The PEEP program is a comprehensive curriculum directed toward children ages two to six with special needs under the Individuals with Di
A BAE Systems team from its naval ships and submarines businesses will deliver research in the “sense to decide” (S2D) capability – the ability to gather and process information about the environment to aid battlespace command and control – both above and below water. Known as the Maritime Collabora
The amphibious transport dock Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Anchorage (LPD 23) is scheduled to arrive at her new homeport of San Diego Nov. 21. Anchorage, under the command of Capt. Brian Quin, departed Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding site in Avondale, La. Oct. 30 to sail to its new
Lead ship of Project 22350, frigate Admiral Gorshkov being built by Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg will… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 21, 2012; Image: Forum
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier returned from the second half of its 2012 patrol to its homeport of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Nov. 20. USS George Washington (CVN 73) and its embarked air wing Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 participated in three joint training exercises with r
Getting rusty on the seabed for years, wrecks of over 50 ships spoil the aquatic area. However, their lifting is a labor-consuming… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 21, 2012
The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed weapons transfers with the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) while moored outboard, Nov. 16. Frank Cable’s executive officer, Capt. Timothy Sparks, was impressed by how well the Sailors and civilian mariners (CI
Construction of first-order objects of Novorossiysk Naval Base will finish by the end of 2013… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 21, 2012
State acceptance trials of the new-generation research ship Seliger are going on in Novorossiysk… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 21, 2012; Image: Flot
Sailors and Royal Marines from HMS Northumberland have carried out final boarding training before they head through the Suez canal to deal with international piracy, terrorism and smuggling. The Devonport-based frigate is making use of NATO ranges and training complex in Crete after completing her d
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the ROBERT YERED, the fourth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the ROBERT YERED, t
More than 1500 sailors and marines lined the deck of the Portsmouth-based helicopter carrier as she entered the port of Valetta. As well as an onboard reception for the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the ship will be holding an affiliation event for representatives from Maltese cities – Senglea, Vitto
The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) returned to Naval Submarine Base New London from a regularly scheduled deployment Nov. 17. Hartford, under the command of Cmdr. Steve Wilkinson, returned from the European Command Area of Responsibility where it executed the nation’s mari
Crew of Northern Fleet (NF) nuclear-powered submarine Daniil Moskovsky safely brought ashore sailors rescued from fishing… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 21, 2012; Image: Narod