Royal New Zealand Navy’s frigate HMNZS Wellington has arrived in Honiara after helping New Zealand’s South West Pacific neighbours patrol for illegal and unlicensed fishing activity in their waters. The vessel sailed from New Caledonia last Friday carrying two Senior Agents from the Royal Solomon Is
Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 and members of the Royal Malaysian navy conduct boat formation training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2015. The exercise was conducted on August 17 in Sandakan, Malaysia. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual, bilater
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that it will host a keel-laying ceremony for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). The event will be held at the Company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division alongside Dry Dock 12 on Saturday, August 22. The ship’s sponsor and daughter of the ship’s n
As part of Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training (CARAT) 2015, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) embarked 13 specially-trained Navy personnel from the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) – Far East Detachment in Okinawa. The team of Sailors brought with them an arsenal o
Officers from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) invited instructors from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) aboard for training, August 7. San Diego’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Carl W. Meuser, said: We in the surface community recognized that we wer
Two Royal Navy vessels are currently at Naval Base Simon’s Town, South Africa, on an informal visit. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessel RFA Gold Rover and Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster enter the harbour on August 13 where they will conduct maintenance. The vessels will be in Simon’s Town for a period
AV-8B Harriers assigned to the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced), which launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted strike missions in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) Aug. 17. The Harriers executed strike missions to
In preparation for delivery later this year, NUSHIP Adelaide will start her final period of sea trials today. The second of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will leave the BAE Systems’ Williamstown shipyard and head up the eastern coast of NSW t
US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, visited the crew of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego Aug. 17. After serving for seven years as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan,
Sailors from Britain’s new aircraft carrier got all-mod-cons accommodation in double-quick time, after DIO provided a solution to Rosyth’s shortage of beds. The 2 future aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are currently being built in Rosyth. Defence Inf
Maritime professionals from South and East Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations and the U.S. met for the Cutlass Express 2016 Main Planning Event (MPE) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 4 – 7. The four-day planning event aimed to further develop exercise scenarios for partner nations, participant forc
HMS Triumph’s Ship’s Sponsor, Lady Hamilton of Epsom, visited the vessel during Ceremonial Divisions. Submariners serving in HMS Triumph have been based at HMNB Clyde for much of this year while the Trafalgar-Class SSN completes a planned maintenance period. With the work-up package nearing completi
French Navy La Fayette-class frigate Surcouf (F711) concluded its mission as part of the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150) on August 6. The vessel was deployed for three and a half months and travelled more than 20,000 nautical miles covering the Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Sue
Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter HMS Shoreham is taking a short break in Gibraltar. According to the Ministry of Defence in Gibraltar, the vessel will conduct fuel and supplies replenishment and will shortly continue its journey back home to Faslane, UK. HMS Shoreham is returning from an operatio
