The USS Arthur Radford will soon be pulled to the ocean floor. It took three state governments to take the ship down… (newsworks) [mappress] Source: newsworks, August 1, 2011;
As the week-long Navy Week comes to a close in Los Angeles, many of its sailors who live in the Southland are once again saying goodbye to t… (bhcourier) [mappress] Source: bhcourier, August 1, 2011;
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDG) USS Pinckney (DDG 91) earned the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy July 11. The biannual award is presented to the ship regarded as the most combat-ready ship in the surface force. Pinckney demonstrated the greatest combat readiness in
A decade-old, multibillion-dollar attempt by the Navy to develop a radically different family of warships is reeling from cost overruns, str… By Gary Robbins (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego, August 1, 2011
Huntington Ingalls Industries received a $504 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract extension to continue engineering work associated with construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division is the prime contractor. Work p
One of the Canadian navy’s four Victoria-class submarines will be restricted in its ability to dive deep beneath the seas because of rust, a… (winnipegfreepress) [mappress] Source: winnipegfreepress, August 1, 2011;
The commanding officer and several Sailors assigned to Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) presented the namesake flag flown over the Arctic to New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch July 29. “You are doing a wonderful job and keep up the great work,” said Lynch. “I’m proud that New H
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, July 28 for its eighth of nine mission stops during Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11). CP11 personnel will have a few days of liberty before beginning 10 days of medical, dental, veterinary and engineering
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $85,619,066 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 225 full rate production, lot seven, (FRP-7) AGM-154C-1 unitary joint stand-off weapon missiles, including associated support equipment. In addition, this contract provides for one AGM-154C-
Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 2 hosted the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) July 27. “It’s an honor to provide an opportunity for the superintendent to visit one of our boats,” said Rear Adm. Michael McLaughlin, CSG
The Gowind offshore patrol boat L’Adroit began its first sea trials on Wednesday 27 July for DCNS to validate the seakeeping and other nautical qualities of the vessel. These initial sea trials mark the beginning of the next phase of the ambitious Gowind OPV programme, which spearheads DCNS’s effort
More than a hundred Filipino-Americans and other well-wishers welcomed the Philippine Navy’s newest ship, BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15), as it arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), July 27 for a brief port visit. Commanded by Capt. Alberto A. Cruz, Gregorio del Pilar left Alameda, Cali
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) hosted ROTC future officers as part of Career Oriented Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) July 25-28. Twenty-five ROTC midshipmen embarked aboard the Norfolk-based ship as part of an effort to help the future leaders determine the
President Barack Obama’s choice to be the next Chief of Naval Operations outlined his priorities during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing July 28. Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert will be the 30th officer to serve in the Navy’s top uniformed post, succeeding retiring Navy Adm. Gar
