Representing Russia in the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR), landing ship Novocherkassk on… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 21, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim invited more than 30 Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) to attend a game against the Cleveland Indians at Angel Stadium of Anaheim Aug. 15. The invite stemmed from the Navy Days 2012 event series, where Wayne E
Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12), embarked aboard Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), arrived in Apra Harbor on Aug. 20, as it nears the completion of its nearly five-month deployment on the largest annual humanitarian civic assistance HCA mission in the Asia Pacific. The s
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, oiler Boris Butoma, and rescue tug Fotiy Krylov headed by… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 21, 2012; Image: Mil
Dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) departed Constanta, Romania following the completion of Exercise Summer Storm 2012, Aug. 19. Summer Storm is a combined amphibious assault exercise by U.S. Marines from the Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 and Romanian sailor
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 83 persons bound for Australia in 02 multi-day trawlers on 20th August 2012. The trawlers, one named “Kavindi” with 39 persons comprising 31 Tamils and 8 Sinhalese and the other named “Prasansani” with 44 persons comprising 35 Tamils, 6 Sinhalese and 3 Muslims on board were i
Representatives from Navy Personnel Command’s fleet engagement team will be in Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 28-30 to meet with Sailors and discuss the latest personnel policies and initiatives impacting the fleet. The team will discuss recently announced initiatives like Limited Directed Detailing, Chief P
The latest design of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), the next generation of warships, has been unveiled. The Ministry of Defence has released images showing the basic specification of the T26 GCS, which is a significant milestone in the development of this programme. The creat
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed its forward operating location of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 20 to continue its 2012 patrol. Continuing in its fourth patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations since relieving the now decommis
State-owned Sberbank has approved two $ 509.8 Mln loans for the Severnaya Verf shipyard, United Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary, to be used in the construction of Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates. Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates also known as Project 22350 are designed by Northern Design Construc
USS Constitution departed her berth from Charlestown, Mass. Aug. 19, to set sail for the first time since 1997, during an underway demonstration commemorating Guerriere Day. The underway honored the 200th anniversary of Constitution’s decisive victory over the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812, m
The United States Military Sealift Command (MSC) has exercised the first of three six months options for the ongoing charter of the Austal high speed vessel “WestPac Express”. The option forms part of a 24 month contract that Austal was awarded in December 2011. Austal Chief Executive Officer, Andre
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., was recently awarded a $36,825,375 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract to definitize the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) fiscal 2012 Extended Selected Restricted Availability. The contract includes the planning an
The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) announced Aug. 17 that two new apprenticeship trade opportunities are in the works for Navy Security Force (NSF) personnel. The apprenticeship will be open to all E-4 and above in select rates or those with select Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes. I