Officially known as the Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard, EMILY is a remote-controlled buoy recently used to rescue nearly 300 Syrian migrants from drowning off the Greek island of Lesbos, Office of Naval Research officials announced May 5. Outfitted in bright orange, red and yellow colors, e
After more than 30 years as the display ship at the Washington Navy Yard and its ineligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, Display Ship Barry was designated for disposal last year. Now, the ship must be removed before renovation of Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge as c
The U.S. Navy is progressing armament testing for its newly developed littoral combat ships. Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been contracted for the equipment and flight test support services for the second phase of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) foreign comparative testing (FCT) demonst
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama site, May 7. Future USS Manchester, designated LCS 14, honors the city of Manchester, New Hampshire. All independence variant ships are now being built by the Austral
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal a $11,8 million contract to provide engineering and management services for advance planning and design in support of the Post Shakedown Availability for the Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery (LCS 8). Under the contract, Austal will provide design, planning, and materi
In this U.S. Navy photo, the U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs pier side to welcome the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) as it returns home after a seven month deployment. USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSG
Austal Limited on May 5 announced it was awarded a US$18.5 million contract to procure long-lead-time materials for the twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (EPF 12), for the U.S. Navy. The award covers materials including main propulsion engines, water jets, stern ramp and other long-lead-ti
Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Tyne recently completed her Operational Sea Training (OST) and is ready for continued operations in and around UK waters. The Portsmouth-based ship spent a few weeks under the direction of Flag Officer Sea Training North (FOST(N)), leaving her usual operating areas of th
Lockheed Martin and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have entered a teaming agreement to partner on the Multi-mission Combat Ship (MCS), which is based on a DSME hull design and intended for the corvette market. The multi-mission ship is based on the Freedom-variant littoral combat sh
U.S. Navy’s next Virginia-class submarine, USS Delaware, was christened at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division. During a ceremony held April 30, Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States and sponsor of the Virginia-class submarine Delaware (SSN 791), declared the
Navy Region Center Singapore welcomed USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group Sailors during a port visit in Sembawang, Singapore, April 19-23. As part of their regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment, strike group Sailors took advantage of the various services and facilities Navy Region
Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), spoke at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, April 26th, as part of the Cyber Lecture Series. Rogers addressed more than 600 midshipmen about the critical role cyber operations will play throughout their naval careers. “Not everyon
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and their families joined together for a memorial service and 5K held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain to honor the ultimate sacrifice made by three fallen U.S. service members, April 24. On Saturday, April 24, 2004, a seven-member team from the forward-deployed patrol coas
USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) team sponsored a special track and field day on the Huntington Hall field April 22 in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). The day kicked off with Lincoln Sailors walking in silence, to raise aw
