Nearly 12,000 past and current crewmembers, family and friends attended the inactivation of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Dec. 1, 2012, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, recently completed its 25th and final deployment and return
The amphibious warship HMS Bulwark returned to her home base of Plymouth last week after two months with the largest Royal Naval deployment of the year in the Mediterranean. The command and control ship led the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) on Exercise Cougar 12, consisting of the helicopter
Around 800 jobs in the UK maritime sector have been safeguarded after the MOD extended five maintenance contracts worth a total of £349m. The contracts cover the long-term maintenance of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Flotilla of naval support ships. They have been awarded to five British companies
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $7.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Under the terms of the modification, Electric
Ford V8 Development Series Supercar driver Chaz Mostert has added another achievement to his list of career highlights, with the 20 year old named as an honorary officer in the Royal Australian Navy on December 1st. During a visit to the Telstra 500 in Homebush on Saturday the Chief of Navy Vice Adm
The Navy’s key autumn deployment draws to a close with the man in charge delighted it has laid firm foundations for future task groups – and especially Anglo-French co-operation. The two capital ships in the UK’s Response Force Task Group – flagship HMS Bulwark and helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious
Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Thursday, November 29 . Adm. Greenert met with company leadership and toured the amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6). “We’re at Ingalls to see the home
Naval Hospital Bremerton staff members grew mustaches during the month of November in recognition and support of men’s health awareness for the month of ‘Movember.’ The ‘Movember’ movement happens for the 30 days of November to increase not only awareness but also education on men’s health issues, s
Key leaders at Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, hosted the annual winter holiday safety stand-down at the installation’s Bulkeley Hall auditorium, Nov. 27-28. Officials at the naval station conduct two safety standdowns per year in an effort to promote safety awareness; one at the beginning
The amphibious warship HMS Bulwark is due to return to the South West of England today (Friday) after two-months with the largest Royal Naval deployment of the year in the Mediterranean. The Plymouth-based assault ship is due to berth at about midday tomorrow in HM Naval Base Devonport. The command
Recently HMS Enterprise found the wreck of a dhow in the waters around one of the world’s busiest harbours using her new hi-tech motor launch. Two sunken vessels were discovered by the Devonport-based survey ship as she worked in Port Rashid – one of the main ports serving Dubai – as her nine-month
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) opened a new, two-story production services support facility Nov. 28. The $15.8 million building is the first project completed in the shipyard’s 27-year facilities modernization plan and centralizes structural trades’ per
Six West Point Cadets traded one day of classroom instruction for a day learning about supply logistics for the submarine force Naval Submarine Base New London, Nov. 28. Army Capt. Andrew Betson, West Point instructor for the course “Sustaining the Force in the Defense and Strategic Studies Program”
An 11-vessel order for DMS Maritime Pty Limited culminated recently with a Rescue Gear Ship 9316, which will be used to support the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine fleet. Damen Shipyards and DMS Maritime signed the contract for the RGS 9316 on November 16 in Sydney, Australia. The vessel will be b
