Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower paused to honor the memory of those that lost their lives on 9/11 by conducting a Patriot Day ceremony, Sept. 11. Patriot Day is an annual observance on Sept. 11, held in memory of the nearly 3,000 people who died during terrori
Royal Navy warships will join vessels from two dozen other nations in one of the biggest minehunting exercises ever staged in the Middle East next week. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today committed Britain’ Gulf-based minehunters to the 11-day ‘work-out’ which will be spread across some 2,000 mi
USS New York (LPD 21) Sailors and Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) held a remembrance ceremony honoring the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks while on the ship’s maiden deployment, Sept. 11. Commanding Officer Capt. Jon Kreitz addressed the crew with his remarks about the sig
Huntington Ingalls Industries has started fabrication on the U.S. Navy’s next Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113). The ship will be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division and will be the 29th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built at Ingalls. “This is a significant day for
The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), began Certification Exercise (CERTEX), Sept. 10, during a scheduled deployment. CERTEX is an evaluated event that focuses on the 31st MEU capability of conducting vital missions such as humanitari
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) pulled into Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 7, just in time to help celebrate the country’s 50th anniversary of independence. The port call provided an opportunity for Underwood and the U.S. Embassy to host a recep
Through a series of scheduled events, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is promoting suicide prevention and raising awareness for available methods to get help during National Suicide Prevention Week, September 9-15. Aboard IKE, each day will focus on different triggers
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution kicked off their participation in Buffalo Navy Week as part of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 commemoration taking place in Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 10-17. Constitution Sailors are scheduled to participate in community service projects, perform War of 1812-era g
Commodore Tarrant, Royal Navy, relieved Commodore Mukhtar Khan, Pakistan Navy, as Commander Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 (maritime security), during a change of command ceremony conducted by Vice Admiral John W. Miller, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet / Comma
The Los Angeles class fast attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Sept. 10 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 135, La Jolla will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the s
Sailors from more than 20 Virginia commands participated in the largest suicide prevention walk in the nation during the Seventh Annual Out of Darkness walk in Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 8. So far, in calendar year 2012, the Navy had lost 44 Sailors to suicide. Fleet Master Chief and Prospective Mas
ANADOLU Shipyard has successfully completed the LCT (Landing Craft Tank) project of 8 vessels for Turkish Navy back in August 2012. On August 28th 2012 Tuesday, TCG Ç-158, the last vessel of the serries was delivered to Turkish Navy with a ceremony. ANADOLU Shipyard is actually proceeding with 8 ves
General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies is partnering with Stratosat Datacom (Pty) Ltd. to supply 64 radio-telescope antennas, ancillary electronic components and support for South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope program. The Stratosat/General Dynamics SATCOM consortium will perform a minimum of 75 pe
Guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in La Rochelle, France, for a port visit, Sept. 7. During the visit, Farragut Sailors will have a busy schedule including participating in sporting events against local teams, conducting a community service project, and experiencing the local cu
