The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Gulf, March 19-20. During his visit, Vice Adm. Mark Fox met with leadership from Abraham Lincoln, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9
On 21 March 2012, the Spanish Crown Prince, Felipe de Borbon, visited Spanish service men and women deployed as part of EUNAVFOR in the Gulf of Aden. The Prince said he was proud and “full of emotion”, for the outstanding work these Spanish men and women were performing, saying he is aware of the ch
The U.S. Navy announced the delivery of the seventh, eighth, and ninth 35-meter patrol boats (P-307, P-308, and P-309, respectively) to the Iraqi Navy at the Umm Qasr naval facility in Iraq, March 22, after each craft successfully completed reactivation in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy and Swiftships Shipb
Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) participated in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 18. The crowd of nearly 600,000 expressed their affection, cheering and whistling as the formation stepped off smartly and began the three-mile march through the city. “I had no idea
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) middle-size reconnaissance ship Kildin left Sevastopol heading for the Mediterranean Sea, reported Black Sea Fleet HQ. “Crew of recon ship Kildin led by Capt 2 rank Alexei Rumiantsev will shift special-purpose ship Ekvator deployed in the Mediterranean since the beginning of 20
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) will deploy from Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27. The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces to support maritime security operations, provide crisis
Final bilateral planning conference of the Pomor-2012 joint exercise will be held in Northern Fleet (NF) main naval base Severomorsk on board large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko in Apr 10-12. Norwegian military delegation arriving in Severomorsk will include Chief of Naval Operations at Norwegian Nati
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received recent contracts exceeding $275 million to provide support services for the US Armed Services. Rolls-Royce will provide Mission Care™ service support for AE 1107C, AE 2100 and T56 engines which power a variety of US aircraft, including the
On 16 March 2012, former US General David Petraeus was appointed Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords at the Netherlands Ministry of Defence in The Hague. Petraeus received this high decoration in recognition of the exceptional service he has rendered to the Netherlands durin
Defense ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have not agreed upon contractual commitments and financing of the project so far. Initially, it was planned to lay down the fourth Borei-class submarine on the eve of the Submariners’ Day traditionally celebrated on March 19. Russian Navy Co
While conducting sea-trials, the new patrol vessel HNLMS Holland returned a Dutch trophy from the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667) to British soil. The stern piece of the English flagship HMS Royal Charles was temporarily transferred to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, U.K. on 15 March 2
Having undertaken the biggest combat ship contract in the Turkish private sector history, RMK Marine will participate as the representative of the Turkish private shipbuilding industry at the 3rd Dimdex Exhibition organized in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, to share the recent developments particu
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. has been awarded a $29,238,918 modification to a previously awarded contract. The contract includes shakedown availability of USS San Diego (LPD 22) and the fitting-out availability of USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Specific efforts incorporate program m
Baltic Fleet (BF) delegation headed by the chief of BF Combat Training Dept Capt 1 rank Sergei Volkov returned from Denmark. Officers took part in the DANEX-2012 exercise planning conference. Representatives of participating countries spent several days in Jonstrup, Denmark discussing organization o
