Guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Monday, July 7, for a deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Halsey is a multi-mission ship with anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare surface combatants capabilities; desi
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) entered the Black Sea, July 7, to promote peace and stability in the region. While in the Black Sea, Vella Gulf will conduct a port visit in Bulgaria, then head back out to sea to participate in the Bulgarian-led exercise Breeze;
The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Zeebrugge, Belgium, July 3 to participate in the Belgian Navy Days 2014. Belgian Navy Days 2014 is a maritime festival similar to the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Week. During Belgian Navy Days 2014 Mount Whitney will be hostin
KBR has been awarded an initial five-year contract (with options for four additional years) by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide the Capability Support Coordinator (CSC) services for the Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships. The CSC contract will provide configuration man
Alion Science and Technology, a global engineering, technology and operational solutions company, has been awarded a $24 million contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to design, build and maintain Live, Virtual, Constructive Modeling and Simulation (LVCMS) Anti
This was once one of Germany’s most famous military decorations – now a prized trophy aboard Portsmouth minehunter HMS Hurworth, 70 years after the ship’s predecessor shot down its holder’s bomber. In 1943, the previous Hurworth – a destroyer – shot down a Luftwaffe Junkers 88 dive-bomber over Sic
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) celebrated the ship’s 23rd birthday on the US nation’s 236th birthday, Independence Day. Sailors participated in a Fourth of July ceremonial reflection event on the ship’s flight deck, and afterwards shared a meal in celeb
Hamilton, Bermuda has welcomed Royal UK Navy Warship HMS Argyll for a four day visit at the start of her deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean. Staff from HMS Argyll and the Bermudan authorities conducted disaster relief planning both on board and ashore during the visit. This will allow
HMS Ocean sailed from Plymouth on Saturday (5th July) for the first time since October 2012, after undergoing a major refit in her base-port at Devonport, Plymouth. The £65 million refit has improved her ability to carry out her main role as an amphibious helicopter carrier (landing platform helic
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has acquired STX Canada Marine Inc., a leading marine engineering and design company with more than 30 years history in North America, for approx. NOK 65 million. Headquartered i
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kunisaki (LST 4003), carrying a multinational crew of U.S., Australian, Malaysian and Japanese personnel, arrived in Tacloban July 4 as part of Pacific Partnership 2014 (PP14). The ship and its roughly 300 embarked personnel arrived nearly eight months af
Members from U.S. 4th Fleet and Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) were onboard Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1) from 5-12 June executing a multi-faceted experiment examining the JHSV’s ability to conduct alternate missions. The main goal for the experimentation campaign, co-de
Three U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen departed the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) after three weeks on board the ship June 16. While on board, the midshipmen, were exposed to various operations and experienced first-hand life on board a ship. While midshipmen were on board they had t
U.S. Navy Ships Join Seafair Celebrations Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), and guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) will be in Seattle for Seafair as part of the annual festival’s Fleet Week, marking
