US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101) engaged in replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). The operation took place in the Gulf of Oman on January 4, where Gridley is deployed as part of the U.S. 5th Flee
The Los Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) arrived at Okinawa Naval Base Jan. 6, for a port call as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 140, San Francisco will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of t
The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) returned to Naval Station Norfolk today following a six-month deployment in the U.S. Fleet Forces and 6th Fleet Areas of Operations. Leyte Gulf deployed June 25, 2014 to the Mediterranean Sea, where the ship assumed duties as Standing NATO Maritime G
The Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulled in to Rota, Spain, for a scheduled port visit Jan. 6, 2015. The ship is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton arrived yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal to join Standing NATO Maritime Forces as part of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contribution to NATO-led assurance measures that promote security and stability in Central and Easter
The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Black Sea. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. [mappress mapid=”14862″] Image: U.S. Nav
Defense Logistics Agency Energy is enabling U.S. operations in and around the world’s largest ocean through an initiative that enables flexible fuel support to U.S. Pacific Command. Working in coordination with DLA Energy, Military Sealift Command contracted a U.S.-flagged vessel in October 2014 to
General Dynamics will attend this year’s Surface Navy Association Symposium from 13 to 15 January, 2015. The company will showcase its broad portfolio of programs and capabilities that directly support and enable the many missions of Surface Naval Forces. The following will be displayed in General D
The Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) Sea and Shore chapters of the year (COY) were announced by the Chief of Naval Personnel Jan. 6. USS George Washington (CVN 73) was named CSADD Large Sea COY, and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Nine (HSL 49) was named Small
UK’s oldest naval ship still in commission, HMS Victory, is facing it’s last chance to survive. According to Andrew Baines, curator at the National Museum of the Royal Navy and project director of HMS Victory, the vessel is slowly rotting because she is not adequately supported. A £550,000 survey co
The U.S. Navy’s support of Indonesian-led search operations for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 continued Jan. 5, with USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) and USS Sampson (DDG 102) operating in the Java Sea. Sampson, a guided-missile destroyer, joined the effort on Dec. 30, followed by the littoral combat ship Fort Worth
Australian Navy’s HMAS Success conducted its first Replenishment At Sea (RAS) for its Op MANITOU deployment with ESPS Rayo off the coast of Djibouti on January 02, 2015. Success is an Auxiliary Oil Replenishment Ship force assigned to Joint Task Force 633 and as part of Combined Task Force 53, provi
US Navy’s Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) is scheduled to deploy on its last mission on Wednesday, January 7. The vessel will join the 4th Fleet area of responsibility primarily in support of Operation Martillo which targets illicit trafficking in the waters off Central Ameri
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, has hired Engineering Services Network, Inc. (ESN) for Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System (CSOSS). The $13.5 million contract will deliver support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in the Port Hueneme,
