USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) was named the top aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Fleet in the 2012 Commander Naval Air Force Aircraft Carrier Battle Efficiency and Departmental Awards program, Feb. 11. The Battle “E” is awarded annually to ships that display the maximum condition of readin
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and 449 Sailors assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 left Naval Air Station North Island Feb. 11 to begin carrier qualifications after a seven-month planned incremental availability (PIA). The Gold Eagle/Quicksand team a
Amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) was declared fit for duty after successfully completing Final Contract Trials (FCTs) December 7. FCTs are the final in-depth examination of all newly constructed ships to ensure the ship meets all Navy standards and requirements. After a ship is deliv
The removal operation of the grounded USS Guardian has been faced with another challenge this week, with SMIT Borneo crane barge’s inability to safely anchor at the Tubbataha Reef, the Philippines, Stars and Stripe website reported. The contingency plan includes engagement of another crane with high
AMSEC L.L.C., a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is being awarded a $6.6 million worth indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for information management technology support services, the US Department of Defence announced. Under the contract AMSEC will provide
Crew members of guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) cleaned, prepped and painted a neighborhood Community Center to support the Fundacion Calicanto (Calicanto Foundation) during a recent port visit to Panama, Feb. 10 while deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet. The day-long project involved the sustained
International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE) announced the award of a contract from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA). ISE will provide two commercial off-the-shelf, high speed Aurora Towfish, which will be used to support mine detection missions and route survey operations for the Ro
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was named the Naval Air Force Pacific Battle Efficiency (Battle “E”) award winner Feb. 11, in a close competition among the aircraft carriers in the Pacific Fleet. “The Sailors and officers of this carrier continue to achieve and surpass the
Military representatives from eight Mediterranean countries from Africa and Europe came together with the U.S. Navy for the main planning conference in support of Exercise Phoenix Express 2013 in Garmisch, Germany, Feb. 5-8. Phoenix Express, set to take place in the spring, is an at-sea maritime exe
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert joined the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to testify before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Feb. 13 on the potential impact of sequestration and the lack of an appro
A Task Group Exercise will take place from February 11 to 21 off the coast of Hawaii with personnel from Canada and the United States participating in joint operations designed to build and strengthen interoperability and effectiveness between Canada’s three military services and our Allies. The exe
A 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May, the US, medevaced a 37-year-old engineer from a tanker ship approximately 23 miles east of Cape May Monday. Personnel aboard the Angistri, a 600-foot tanker, contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at approximately 8:15 p.m. Monday
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced on February 5 that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. (B&W NOG), was awarded contracts totaling more than $510 million for the manufacture of nuclear components to support U.S. defense programs including the manufacture of nav
East Coast Repair and Fabrication L.L.C., has received a $13.5 million fixed-price contract for a dry-docking phased maintenance availability on the USS Hurricane (PC 3) for the accomplishment of miscellaneous structural, electrical and mechanical repairs, including dry-docking, the US Department of
