Submarine Squadron 19 held a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Sept 21. Capt. Jerry Logan relieved Dennis Carpenter as commanding officer. Commander, Submarine Group 9, Rear Adm. Bob Hennegan, the event’s guest speaker, praised Carpenter for his exceptional performance while in
Nemesis 5000, the water canon based Anti-Piracy Boarding Deterrent System produced by Dasic Marine Ltd, receives a top accolade in Kuwait. KOTC Engineer and Team Leader of the KOTC Purchasing Group, Nawaf Al-Shatti has been awarded the top prize for pioneering the introduction of the UK manufactured
The U.S. Navy commissioned the nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship – USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) – in Galveston, Texas, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led team into active service. Fort Worth, the second of the Freedom-variant in the LCS class, successfully pass
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $250 million for Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., to build six Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) for the Coast Guard. Sen. Landrieu included funding for these vessels in the FY 2012 federal sp
Navies from six continents and more than 30 nations kick off the most widely attended international exercise ever held in the region, Sept. 16. International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 12 is the first of what is intended to be a recurring partnership event. “This exercise is about mines
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake visited the North-Western Naval Area on 22nd September 2012. He was received by Commander North-western Naval Area Rear Admiral PADR Perera on arrival. During the visit, the Navy Commander declared open the Command Operations Room
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $7.4 million contract, Sept. 17, to Atlantic Contingency Constructors L.L.C., of Norfolk, Va. for repairs at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans, La. after damages sustained from Hurricane Isaac. “As an installa
Iranian submarine Tareq-901 and destroyer Sahand departed from the port of Bandar-Abbas and set a course for the Persian Gulf… Source: Russian Navy, September 24, 2012
Two U.S. Navy ships, led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (COMDESRON) 26, departed from the U.S. for Scotland, Sept. 17. The ships will take part in the Joint Warrior 12-2 exercise with allied navies. Joint Warrior is a coalition exercise designed and led by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staf
Russian president Vladimir Putin called development and modernization of Russian defense industry the key governmental and national priority… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 24, 2012; Image: Flot
The commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764), was selected as the U.S. Fleet Forces Command winner of the 2012 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership award, Sept. 17. Cmdr. Brian Sittlow‘s recognition was announced via a Chief of Naval Operations Naval A
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) surface ships supported by naval aircraft held a landing assault drill during the Caucasus-2012 military exercise… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 24, 2012; Image: Flot
Guided-missile cruiser USS ANZIO (CG 68) moored in Key West, Florida, Sept. 20, the kick off location for UNITAS 53, a two-week multinational interoperability training exercise off the coast of Florida and in the Central Caribbean. The word “UNITAS”, Latin for ‘Unity’. UNITAS is designed to train pa
The crew of HMAS Warramunga has arrived in the in-land Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek to spend the weekend with the ship’s namesake Aboriginal tribe, the Warumungu People. Sixty-six Sailors and Officers from the Anzac Class Frigate have travelled to the remote township to continue building
