On Monday 25th of August 2014, members of the Royal Australian Navy’s 723 Squadron visited the Good Shepherd Lutheran College in Darwin as a part of Navy’s community engagement during Exercise Kakadu 2014. Kakadu 2014 is the Royal Australian Navy’s largest maritime warfare exercise for the year, o
Almost 200 members of the Australian Navy, Army and Air Force are joining forces with personnel from across the region in a major humanitarian relief exercise in the South Pacific. Exercise Croix du Sud, which is French for “Southern Cross’, is being hosted by France in New Caledonia. The scenario
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded $17,2 million for cost-plus-award-fee modification 0001 to a previously awarded contract to provide material and labor in support of the post-shakedown availability (PSA) for USS Coronado (LCS 4). Bath Iron Works will provide labor an
As ships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) arrive alongside after a demanding two week Task Group Exercise (TGEX) that involved members of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) they can be assured their performance demonstrated that the RCN remains a ready response for Canada, at home or abroad.
CACI Technologies, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, is being awarded a $25 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for professional support services in support of Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships. Services include professional services in the areas of: program management and acquisition suppo
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $55,9 million modification to a previously awarded contract for USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) fiscal 2015 extended selected restricted availability. An extended selected restricted availability includes the planning and execution
The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) departed Naval Station Norfolk today, on a deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. After transiting the Atlantic Ocean, Cole will enter the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding waters to conduct maritime operations and strengthen partner
The top command at Naval Submarine Base New London was disestablished Aug. 22 during an outdoor ceremony aboard Virginia-class attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) stationed in Groton, Connecticut. Submarine Group 2 has been disbanded after 49 years in a move that streamlines the command-and-co
A US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter medevaced a crewmember suffering from a head injury from the South Korean research icebreaker Araon 250 miles north of Barrow, Wednesday. The helicopter crew, forward deployed to Barrow in anticipation of the forward operating location o
More than 1,200 people, eight warships and 26 aircraft from 15 coalition nations are arriving in Darwin today for the Royal Australian Navy’s largest maritime warfare exercise, KAKADU 2014, to be held from 25 August to 12 September, 2014. Participants will conduct tactical warfare planning and cul
The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) pulled into Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, Aug. 22, for a scheduled port visit. Peleliu has been transiting the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) after departing Naval Base Guam and participating in support of the nation’s maritime strategy, while pr
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is being awarded a $59,1 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for the production of MK54 Mod 0 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) Kits, and related engineering and repair services for upgrade of U.S. Navy LW
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) participated in the Shipboard Explosive Safety Inspection (SESI) Aug. 11-14. The five-day inspection required a team comprised of inspectors from Naval Ordnance Safety, Security Activity Explosive Safety Support Office, and Naval
On February 3, 2014, a Sailor assigned to the Moored Training Ship (MTS 626) at the Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) in Charleston, South Carolina reported that an examination key was compromised. The exam key that was compromised was for one of the staff certification exams for one of eleven watc
