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Australian Navy sailors rescue drowning man during RIMPAC
Two Royal Australian Navy sailors deployed to Exercise RIMPAC have saved the life of a drowning man in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to the Australian Navy, Hawaiian resident Chad Gillingham fell more than four meters from the pier into the harbor shortly before midnight earlier this month and suffere
Pacific Partnership 2016 completes first live SAR FTX
Pacific Partnership service members from New Zealand, the U.S. and Australia supported a Da Nang border guard-led Search and Rescue Field Training Exercise (SAR FTX) July 26 that began on the Han River and concluded aboard Vietnam people’s navy hospital ship Khanh Hoa and USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). The F
Operation Atalanta welcomes new Deputy Operation Commander
On Friday 29 July 2016 Rear Admiral Jonas Wikstrӧm (Swedish Navy) handed over the role of Deputy Operation Commander (DCOM) of the European Union’s counter-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia to Rear Admiral Cristobal Gonzalez-Aller (Spanish Navy). The handover took place at the operational He
U.S. SECNAV names next Arleigh-Burke class destroyer
In a ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., on July 28th, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, DDG 124, will be named Harvey C. Barnum Jr. in honor of the retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Vietnam War.
NAVFAC Atlantic changes command
Capt. Darius Banaji relieved Rear Adm. Louis V. Cariello as commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic in a ceremony held at NAVFAC Atlantic’s Lafayette River Complex, Norfolk, July 27. Rear Adm. Bret J. Muilenburg, commander, NAVFAC and chief of Civil Engineers, presided ove
UK MoD inks about USD 241,3 Mln weapons system contract
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has signed a £183 million contract for a weapons system which will sit on board the Royal Navy’s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship. The Maritime Indirect Fire System (MIFS) will be integrated onto the Type 26 Global Combat Ships, currently being designed by
US ships exercise tactical complexity, interoperability
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore navy are engaged in the underway portion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore July 26, and have already exercised multiple tactical engagements during their annual bilateral maritime exercise. The two navies conducted tactical maneuve
US, Chilean Navies strengthen partnerships
A Sailor assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) swapped places with sailors from Chilean frigate CNS Almirante Cochrane (FF 05) as the ships headed west to Hawaii for the 2016 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, June 23. Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Raul Afanador spent the day aboard C
Australian Navy establishes new mine warfare team
Enhanced mine warfare capabilities will soon be a reality for the Royal Australian Navy, with Australia Mine Warfare Team 16 being officially named at a ceremony at HMAS Waterhen. The team, named after the 16th Mine Sweeping Squadron, achieved the milestone on Thursday 14 July, with Chief of Navy, V
Makin Island ARG, PHIBRON 5, 11th MEU complete PMINT
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed a 12-day integrated training event off the coast of Southern California, July 22. PHIBRON-MEU Integration (PMINT) is the first of three pre-deployment training events
USS Nimitz welcomes Vice Chief of Naval Operations aboard
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran visited aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and held an all-hands call, July 25. He spoke to Sailors aboard about Nimitz’s extended planned incremental maintenance availability (EPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility,
Multi-Ship refueling keeps Operation Atalanta warships on patrol
Operation Atalanta’s warships are deployed off the coast of Somalia to ensure that the pirate attacks that terrorized seafarers in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden for a number of years are not allowed to resurge. In order to ensure that the EU NAVFOR warships are able to maintain their counter-pir
USS Carney begins second rotational patrol in U.S. 6th fleet
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 25 to begin her second forward-deployed patrol in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve and to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to collective defense of allies and partners in the region. Car
USS Carl Vinson Begins TSTA/FEP
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) recently departed its homeport of San Diego to begin the Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) certification period. TSTA/FEP, which is evaluated by Afloat Training Group (ATG), prepares the ship and crew for full integrat