Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) earned their engineering operational certification (EOC) Aug. 20. Engineering Assessment Pacific (EAP) inspected the ship’s capability to conduct evolutions and combat casualties. Inspectors spent two days ensuring each engin
Friends, family and loved ones lined the wharf at Fleet Base West, south of Perth, Western Australia, in late August as HMA Ships Sirius and Arunta departed for North East Asian deployments. The deployments will strengthen diplomatic ties through regional engagement and showcase the capability of th
Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and senior Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy representatives, visited the oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) to further foster the enduring U.S. and ROK partnership Wednesday, Sept. 9. During the event Capt. A.J. Reiss, the commandin
Huntington Ingalls Industries received a $12,5 million contract modification to previously awarded contract to provide long lead-time material procurement and planning yard services for CG-47-class cruisers and DD 963-class destroyers. The Company will provide necessary engineering, technical, plann
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) claims that building submarines in Australia can be as cheap as building them in Germany. According to News Corp Australia Network, global chairman of TKMS Dr Hans Atzpodien and Australian chairman Dr John White said that the project to build 12
The guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) is scheduled to depart Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 9 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean and Middle East. Prior to proceeding on deployment Russell will participate in an independent deployer certification exercise (IDCERTEX). T
Around 2,650 Spanish Navy servicemen, 12 surface ships, a submarine, 4 helicopters, 2 fixed-wing aircraft and Marine Corps units will take part in the biggest NATO deployment of the last decade – Trident Juncture 2015. This training activity will extend from October 3rd to November 6th bringing toge
During a meeting held earlier today with senior shipping industry representatives, the EU Naval Force Operation Commander, Major General Martin Smith MBE, stated that whilst Somali-based piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is suppressed, there is no room for complacency regarding the on-goin
After 14 years of naval service, HMAS Warramunga has a new home port – Fleet Base East, Sydney. The ship was welcomed to Garden Island on 4 September by Commander Surface Forces, Commodore Lee Goddard, Command Warrant Officer Steve Downey and around 80 families of ship’s company. Warramunga recently
US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), nicknamed Ike, welcomed Carrier Air Wing 3 and its 10 squadrons of approximately 2,000 Sailors, Sept. 2. The air wing moved aboard the day after the ship returned from completing sea trials. CVW-3 was fully integrated with the ship’s crew
Last week, Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) participated in the air defense and electronic warfare exercise DYNAMIC GUARD. After several weeks of planning, ships from Germany, Spain and Turkey set sail to conduct a demanding program in the Gulf of Cadiz at the Spanish Atlantic Coast. Accompa
Take a look at Australian Navy’s HMAS Canberra while deployed in Exercise Sea Explorer. Australia’s newest military capability, the Amphibious Ready Element, commanded by the Amphibious Task Group Headquarters and comprising HMAS Canberra, Air Force assets and supported by the Army’s 2nd Battalion,
The USS Carney (DDG 64) departed her homeport of Mayport, Florida, Sept. 6 on her way to Rota, Spain, as the final of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to be forward deployed to Spain. To enhance the security of the European region, Carney will join USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Ros
Spanish Navy’s ESPS Meteoro and the Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Groningen conducted replenishment at sea on September 2 which enabled them to continue their missions. Warships deployed with Operation Atalanta are able to remain at sea to protect World Food Programme (WFP) vessels and conduct coun
