General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today christened the U.S. Navy’s newest supply ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). Named in honor of the African American civil rights leader from Mississippi, the USNS Medgar Evers is the 13th ship of a class of 14 dry cargo/am
The Royal Australian Navy can confirm that the member of HMAS Warramunga’s crew who passed away while ashore on leave in Cambodia on 10 November 2011, was Leading Seaman Boatswain’s Mate Bradley William Livingston. The 33 year old’s family is continuing to be provided with support by Navy and the De
On 8 November, following detection by EU NAVFOR warships and aircraft working in close cooperation in the Somali Basin, the Yemen registered dhow, AL JABAL, which had been stolen for use as a pirate mother-ship, was stopped by the FGS KOELN. A group of 19 Somali men were onboard and surrendered to t
Coaches and players from the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan State University Spartans toured the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Nov. 9. The teams arrived in preparation for the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic, a basketball game scheduled on Veterans Day, N
Italian Ministry of Interior has announced accelerated restricted procedure tender, within the EU / WTO, for the contract to supply of 3 multi-role patrol type craft; 2 vessels to be 34m in length and 1 to be 27m; Vessels to be used by the Tunisian national guard and navy; Option to provide a furthe
Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS), delivered the first three unmanned surface vessels to the U.S. Navy’s Riverine Group One, Nov. 1. Known as MUSCL, the Modular Unmanned Surface Craft Littoral, is an X-class unmanned surface vessel, designed to reduce risk to manned forces an
Military leaders, government officials, staff and friends gathered for the dedication of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, at Bethesda (WRNMMC), Nov. 10 The facility is the world’s largest military hospital with more than 2.4 million sq. ft. of clinical space, providing care to a
On 10 November FS SURCOUF finished her deployment as an EU NAVFOR warship after 94 days of valuable contribution under the stars of European Flag. During this period the French frigate guarded three ships of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on passage between Mombasa and Mogadishu and t
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West released the following Veterans Day message to the Fleet Nov. 9. Veterans, Shipmates and Navy Families, On Veterans Day we pay tribute to all who have served and sacrificed in defense of our nation. Veterans Day was first celebrated
Large-scale plans on armed forces renovation must be materialized, declared Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the meeting with his deputies and representatives of defense industry. “We have thoroughly analyzed the recent problems of defense order placing. That is why we decided to place defen
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) visited with Sailors assigned to Center for Information Dominance Unit (CIDU) Monterey during an all hands call Nov. 8. “I was very impressed as I walked out this morning to see a sea of blue,” MCPON (SS/SW) Rick D. West said. “You’re looking good, you’
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) will join U.S. Navy ships in exercise Koa Kai 12-1 beginning Nov. 10, marking the first time a JMSDF surface ship will participate in the semi-annual exercise in and around Hawaiian waters. Koa Kai 12-1 is an inte
Service members from 23 countries became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony aboard the USS Midway Memorial Museum in San Diego Nov. 9. In honor of Veterans Day, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) turned the flight deck of the Midway in
Helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has come through her first mock war since her £40m revamp earlier this year as she continues her rigorous training ready for front-line duties in the new year. The 22,000-tonne warship is in the hands of the Navy’s premier trainers, Flag Officer Sea Training, who’v
