The United States and New Zealand announced on Monday a resumption of military-to-military contacts as part of expanded defense cooperation that will see the first visit by a New Zealand naval vessel to an American port in more than three decades. The announcement followed a meeting at the Pentagon
Members from Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) as well as commercial shipping industry representatives came together for exercise Lucky Mariner 14-1, Oct. 27. Lucky Mariner is a biannual U.S. Navy, coalition, and commercial shipping e
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works successfully launched the Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer Oct. 28 at their Bath, Maine shipyard. The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) will be the lead ship of the Navy’s newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack. The ship began its tr
The Duyung community located in Timor-Leste’s Metinaro province received a three-classroom school house, playground and related support facilities, during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, Oct. 28. The ribbon-cutting marked the end of Sapper 13 – a multilateral exercise designed to increase inter
Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Energy Awareness Day on Oct. 24 reminded everyone that their obligation to being energy efficient and their commitment to maintaining established energy standards is an ongoing process generating positive results. “The Navy is changing the energy culture by linking energy
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened, Oct. 26, the National Security Cutter (NSC) Hamilton (WMSL 753) in front of nearly 1,000 guests. Hamilton is the fourth NSC Ingalls has built for the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship is named in honor of Alexander Hamilton, who is cr
USS Denver (LPD 9) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship Oct. 24 while in its homeport of Sasebo. Capt. Michael Donnelly relieved Capt. Kevin P. Lenox as commanding officer, becoming the 31st commanding officer of Denver since the ship’s commissioning in 1968. “I am extremely humbled to
The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Bill Moran visited Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), Oct. 23. CNP visited NECC to tour its facilities and familiarize himself with the Navy’s expeditionary forces and their capabilities. The tour showcased NECC’s assets and provided Moran with an
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Search and Rescue (SAR) crew responded to an urgent marine alert Oct. 23, from Coast Guard Sector Mobile concerning a kayaker who became adrift in rough seas about four miles offshore from Phillips Inlet in Panama City Beach, Fla. Accord
U.S. Navy landing dock ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) recovered a bale of marijuana Oct. 23 found adrift while conducting training exercises off the Southern California coastline. Pearl Harbor was conducting underway training exercises when crewmembers spotted a suspicious object adrift near the shi
Ballistic missile raids — large numbers of simultaneously launched weapons — may soon have a tougher time penetrating allied air defenses. Raytheon Company has started upgrading the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar’s signal and data processing equipment (SDPE) to enable the “brains” of the r
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu two days ago during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium. The leaders discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, to include updates from the August 2+2 meeting,
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) returned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va., following a seven-year assignment in support of Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Oct. 22. Tortuga was relieved by USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a hull swap in which the crew of Ashland delivered the
The Navy awarded a $0.01 delivery order Oct. 22 for dismantling and recycling ex-USS Forrestal (AVT 59). The delivery order was made under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to All Star Metals for the towing, dismantling and recycling of conventionally powered aircraft carriers str
