Forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) served as the staging area during a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) off the coast of Sattahip Feb. 12. The mock NEO was a chance for the crew to display what services they would provide in the event of an actual NEO. The
For the first time in an at-sea exercise, an MV-22 Osprey landed aboard a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship while conducting a proof of concept test during Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12) Feb. 9. The Osprey, flown by the Fighting Griffins of VMM-266, landed aboard USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), loaded
Results from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 performance-based board for continuation of senior enlisted (SECB) were posted in Bupers Online (BOL) for individual Sailors access, according to NAVADMIN 054/12, released Feb. 14. More than 7,000 senior enlisted Sailors reviewed by the FY-12 performance-based
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 arrived at Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to receive supplies in support of Operation Handclasp, Feb. 14. NS Guantanamo Bay served as the consolidation point for receiving, storing, and staging more than 160 pallets of donated humanitarian aid products and ma
Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) returned to a large crowd and rousing cheers Feb. 13, the day before Valentine’s Day, after an almost eight-month deployment. “I feel absolutely great to be back,” said Capt. Eric Weilenman, commanding officer of the Port Royal. “It’s always good to get
During her visit to Grand Cayman RFA Fort Rosalie hosted 30 children from the First Baptist Christian School from Red Bay Grand Cayman. Leaving the harbour on a tug and climbing the accommodation ladder was an experience in itself for some children and one kissed Fort Rosalie’s deck in celebration o
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, the Hon Dr Mike Kelly, AM, MP and the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Tim Barrett, AM, CSC, RAN were today on the wharf to farewell HMAS Melbourne, as she sailed for her third tour of duty as part of Operation Slipper. Family and friends waved an emotion
USS Germantown (LSD 42) began its involvement in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 (CG 12), the multinational military exercise co-sponsored by the U.S. and Thailand, Feb. 10 in the Gulf of the Kingdom of Thailand. The exercise, now in its 31st year, is designed to promote regional peace and security. Nation
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation $37 million for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) production and limited deployment phase. The contract includes options that would raise the cumulative value of the contract to $638 million, if all options are exe
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit comprising large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev, tanker Boris Butoma, and salvage tug Fotiy Krylov headed by Capt 1 rank Andrei Saprykin on Feb 12 returned to homebase Vladivostok from anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. The sixth PF task unit departed from Vladivostok
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) was named the top aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Fleet in the 2011 Commander Naval Air Force Aircraft Carrier Battle Efficiency and Departmental Awards program, Feb. 10. The Battle Efficiency Award, or Battle “E”, recognizes superior operational performance, assessing
Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Portland, Ore., for a regular overhaul and dry-docking Feb. 10. “I’m excited to be back in the States,” said Personnel Specialist Seaman Apprentice Deven Gonzales, a Sailor assigned to Frank Cable. “I’m hoping to do a lot of cycling and sightseeing
Around 150 medics from across the Royal Navy will converge off the South Coast next month for their biggest test in two years. They’ll join the Fleet’s floating hospital facility on RFA Argus for a three-week exercise to test their abilities – and the unique facilities aboard – in coping with casual
The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery of its first fast response cutter, the Bernard C. Webber, Friday in Miami.Webber is the first of 58 planned Sentinel Class patrol boats replacing the Coast Guard’s venerable but aging Island Class patrol boat fleet. “Consistent with the Sentinel Class name, the cut
