The Naval Service have deployed the vessel LE Niamh to the Glandore area of the Cork Coast this afternoon to assist in the search for the crew of the fishing vessel “Tit Bonhomme”. A Naval Service Diving Team who were engaged in a search for a missing person in the River Corrib in Galway […]
The director of Navy Task Force Energy (TFE) addressed Sailors and families aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during the ship’s Family Day Cruise Jan. 12. Rear Adm. Philip Cullom praised the crew for their leadership and sacrifice in serving the nation. The ship will depart San Diego in February t
The Naval Service vessel LÉ Aisling detained a British registered fishing vessel approximately 180 nautical miles West of the Skelligs. The detention was in relation to an alleged breach of fishing regulations. The vessel is currently hauling her nets and will then proceed under escort to Castletown
Naval Submarine Base New London welcomed more than 1,300 fans of the hit Nickelodeon show iCarly who were on hand for a special screening and cast appearance at the base’s Dealey Center Theater, Jan. 11. Before the screening, the cast paid a special visit to the crew of the Los Angeles-class attack
Eleven Officers including four officers fr om the Indian Coast Guard passed out from Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT), Naval Ba se Kochi on 14 Jan 12. The Passing Out Parade was reviewed by Su rgeon Rear Admiral Nirma la Kannan , Command Medical Officer of Southern Naval Command. De
USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) temporarily relieved USS Frank Cable (AS 40) as the primary afloat maintenance activity in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility Jan. 9, allowing Frank Cable to depart its homeport in Guam and head to Portland, Oregon, for a regular overhaul and dry-docking (ROH). “The
Slipping past icebergs 8,000 miles from home, HMS Montrose begins 2012 hard at work. The Type 23 frigate encounters penguins-clad glaciers and rocky outcrops as she operates in cold waters. Her crew, led by Commander Jonathan Lett, has been in the South Atlantic since before Christmas. The Devonport
The crew of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) hosted a reception on the ship’s flight deck for senior military and civilian officials from the U.S. United Arab Emirates and other foreign nations, Jan. 10. Cmdr. Dennis Jacko, commanding officer of New Orleans, welcomed Micha
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in the North-western Naval Area took timely action to save the life of an injured whale, which had washed ashore on the Vella beach in Kalpitiya on 13th January 2012. In a mammoth effort which took some 07 hours, they managed to assist the 38 foot Fin Whale to
The Surface Navy Association wrapped up three days of information sharing and networking when the 24th Annual National Symposium in Crystal City, Va., concluded Jan. 12. Sailors and naval officers visited booths and attended roundtable discussions and briefs centered around the symposium’s theme, “A
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West visited the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Jan. 12 while the ship was underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The visit showcased the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and pr
At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Programme ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to the Somali port of Mogadishu, the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the ESPS PATINO, was approached by one skiff with a group of suspected pirates onboard.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238 million contract for production of the third and fourth satellites in the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation, known as GPS III. The acquisition of the next two GPS III satellites at one time will allow the Lockheed Mart
A fire broke out onboard a 35-year-old Royal Malaysian Navy’s survey vessel which was undergoing repairs… (nst) [mappress] Source: nst, January 13, 2012
