Navy selected the first Seabee in history as the 2010 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) April 22, in a ceremony in the Pentagon Courtyard after a week of selection activities in the Capitol. Construction Electrician 1st Class (SCW) Leonardo Calderon, 31st Seabee Readines
A fantastic start to the Arafura games has seen Navy bring home bronze in the men’s triathlon held in Darwin on May 8. Thirty athletes representing the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) rose early on the first day of competition to test their skills against participants from the 45 competing nat
Twelve Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) graduated from Bataan University, an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) improvement course May 9. The three-week ASVAB academic skills class was designed to help Sailors improve their knowledge in criti
Numerous vessels are taking part in Cougar 11, this summer’s deployment of the Royal Navy’s new Response Force Task Group (RFTG). Consisting of ships, aircraft and personnel held at very high readiness, the RFTG is at the heart of the UK’s ability to react at short notice to unforeseen global events
USS Alaska (SSBN 732) hosted an adoption ceremony for the Savannah Navy League as the organization officially recognized their adoption of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine May 7. Cmdr. Kevin Byrne, Alaska (Blue) commanding officer, said he hopes the relationship between the boat and Savann
Crew of Northern Fleet (NF) large ASW ship Vice Admiral Kulakov completes preparations for Russian-Norwegian joint naval exercise Pomor-2011 which is… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 11, 2011;
The USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) began its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) May 6 after pulling out of San Diego. COMPTUEX, a three-week evolution required of each carrier strike group before departing for a deployment overseas, qualifies JCSCSG to deploy to any theat
General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Lewis and Clark class dry cargo-ammunition ship T-AKE 14 at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. Mrs. Min Kaskin served as keel authenticator for the ceremony. She is the wife of Jonathan D. Kaskin, Director, Strategic Mobility/Combat Log
ITT Corporation Electronic Systems Radar Systems – Gilfillan, Van Nuys, Calif., is being awarded a $19,553,817 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5395) for AN/SPS-48G(V) radar modification kits to support the Recovery Obsolescence Availability Radar (ROAR). AN/SPS-48’s are rada
A planned undersea electricity cable could disturb more than a million tons of unexploded bombs, chemical and biological weapons, battleship… By Ted Purlain (bioprepwatch) [mappress] Source: bioprepwatch, May 10, 2011;
ESPS CANARIAS, the Spanish frigate finished as an EU NAVFOR warship after 126 days proudly flying the European Flag. She has conducted a variety of tasks in the force and with a continuous dedication has always been ready for any duties, as well as demonstrating a proactive attitude to face all chal
The delivery of three corvettes destined for the Royal Navy of Oman has been hit by the discovery of a series of engineering problems found… By Andrew Chuter (defensenews) [mappress] Source: , May 10, 2011;
A contingency happened to nuclear-powered icebreaker Taimyr currently staying in Yenisei Bay. According to YouMurman, insignificant increase of airborne radioactivity… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 10, 2011;
On May 6th 2011 OJSC “Pella” has signed the contract to construct 7 tugboats project 90600 for Russian Navy About Pella Shipyard More than 10 years Pella Shipyard is the leading company in Russian tug building market. Tugs of PELLA’s new generation are successfully operating in all main Russian ha
