A group of Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) educated their shipmates about ways to reduce the command’s environmental impact while at sea Aug. 10-22. Representatives of Makin Island’s environmentally friendly “Green Team” informed their shipmates about how turning off
The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Panama City, Panama, for the conclusion of PANAMAX 2011, a multinational exercise focusing on the defense of the Panama Canal Aug. 25. Thach participated in final exercise briefings and a closing ceremony after nearly two weeks of operations w
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit headed by large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev in the nearest days will leave Vladivostok and head for the Horn of Africa to secure commercial shipping in that region. This is going to be the sixth PF task unit dispatched to fight piracy. Pacific mariners will shift Norther
The U.S. Navy ordered ships in its biggest East Coast hub to head out to safer waters on Thursday to protect them from approaching Hurricane… By Brock Vergakis (forbes) [mappress] Source: forbes, August 26, 2011;
ANZAC and East Timor defence forces have come together for a successful joint military exercise in East Timor. Exercise Tubaraun involved elements of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), the East Timor Defence Force (F-FDTL) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The amphibious RAN landing ves
Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba’s commanding officer ordered Hurricane Condition of Readiness (COR) level five set Aug. 24. In coordination with NS Guantanamo Bay’s Emergency Operation Center, COR five was issued as Hurricane Irene moved northeast of the base. COR five is the standard for NS
Sailors are being encouraged to sign up for a four-month exchange with the Royal Australian and New Zealand Navies in 2012. Each year a few dozen British sailors head to Australia and New Zealand for sun, sea, surf and, er, ships… and Aussies and Kiwis head in the opposite direction for sea and ship
Iran declared three large military projects had been completed. The presentation of new achievements was associated with Iranian Defense Industry Day and attended by the president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and defense minister Ahmad Vahidi. Presentation of missile Ghader (stands for “mighty”), torpedo Ajd
The Navy’s alternative energy program expanded Aug. 24 when a T-45 training aircraft completed a successful biofuel flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md. The “Salty Dogs” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flew the high-performance jet trainer on a biofuel mixture of petrole
South Korean defense minister Kim Kwan-jin will head to Indonesia next month for talks that might lead to a major deal to export attack subm… By Wang Guanqun (xinhuanet) [mappress] Source: xinhuanet, August 26, 2011;
The Raytheon Company developed Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System achieved a major milestone on the road to NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) launch with the successful completion of the NPP Compatibility Test 4 this August. This is the last major comprehensive test prior to the
Irish Navy’s patrol ship L.E. Roisin on Aug 24 arrived in St. Petersburg paying an official visit. Members of Irish delegation met with Leningrad Naval Base command. The guests were invited on board museum cruiser Avrora where they were welcomed by deputy base commander Capt 1 rank Oleg Dovganiuk an
AT-34C Turbomentor, a two seat training aircraft, assigned to Training Squadron 28 based out of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, crashed at approximately 6:33 p.m. Aug. 24 about five miles south of Bob Hall Pier while conducting routine flight training. A Coast Guard helicopter was on patrol
The Iraq Navy has acquired two patrol boats from the United States. The Iraq Navy accepted two Swift-class patrol boats from the U.S. Navy on Aug. 13. The surface vessels would be based at Navy headquarters in Umm Qasr and patrol the northern Gulf. “The delivery of the U.S. built Swift patrol boats
