Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus threw a ceremonial first pitch in the Milwaukee Brewers game Sept. 13 at Miller Park. Prior to taking the field, SECNAV met with the team and congratulated them on being No. 1 in the National League. Additionally, Mabus introduced the crowd to the city’s namesake USS
An elite U.S. Coast Guard unit joined the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team on amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) to conduct counter-piracy and maritime security operations in the Gulf of Aden. Members of a maritime safety and security team, based out of Seattle, Was
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) departed Mauritius after an eight-day goodwill port visit as part of their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East’s hub, Sept. 12. The visit featured on board classroom training in critical shipboard areas of damage control and fire fighting, search and
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Angel Cruz met with local senior officials Sept. 6 to mark the ship´s arrival and participate in a cultural leadership exchange. The visit was conducted as part of the Mauritian training hub of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East. Cruz met wi
BAE Systems, Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $14,074,420 modification to contract (N00024-11-C-4403) for the USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) fiscal year 2012 Extended Selected Restricted Availability (ESRA). An ESRA includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterat
U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived home in Baltimore Sept. 8 after completing Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11), a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission in the southern hemisphere. CP11 was part of an annual mission that fosters goodwill, and demonstrates U.S. commitm
The Royal Australian Navy has hosted the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Command Course (SCC), at Fleet Base West and in the fleet exercise areas off Western Australia. Australia supports the SCC every year; regularly sending an Australian submarine to Hawaii (as well as the international biennial Rim of the
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $166,808,999 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-09-C-0022) to provide funding for long lead materials in support of the low rate initial production, Lot 3, of 11 P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft. Work wil
The Navy began construction of the thirteenth Virginia-class submarine, the as of yet unnamed SSN 787 Sept. 2. This new construction marks the first time in 22 years that two submarines of the same class have started construction in the same year. “To get to this important point, our Navy/industry s
U.S. 7th Fleet held a change of command ceremony on board the command flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Sept. 7. Vice Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk was relieved by Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift at the ceremony. “It has been the thrill of my career to briefly command in the best job of […]
Naval aviators and Sailors assigned to the Proud Warriors of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42, visited the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) Helicopter Squadron in Mauritius, Sept. 6. This was the first known visit ever made by a U.S. aviation unit. The Proud Warriors met with Mauritius
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that BAE Systems Submarine Solutions (BAE Systems), a world leading design and manufacturer of submarines, sig
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius, for an 8-day goodwill port visit as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East’s hub, Sept. 5. APS is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, US Naval Forces Europe-Africa, aimed at strengthening
Gibbs & Cox, the premier naval architecture and marine engineering firm, today announced Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (Retired) has been unanimously elected to the firm’s Board of Directors. The Board believes his extensive naval command, marine engineering and government services experience will
