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USA: Chief of Naval Operations Speaks to Chiefs’ Mess
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert delivered remarks at the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy’s (MCPON) Leadership Mess Symposium for flag level senior enlisted leadership from all across the globe, Oct. 25. CNO took the opportunity to speak with master chiefs about today’s operat
Australia: Commanding Officer Thanks Community for Successful HMAS Cerberus Open Day 2011
Captain Mark Hill, Commanding Officer of HMAS Cerberus, has thanked the community for making this year’s Open Day another huge success, in the establishment’s 90 year history. Approximately 6,000 people interested in the Royal Australian Navy, a Navy career or just wanting a great family day out wer
HII Inks USS John F. Kennedy Contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $16,884,918 modification, which exercises priced research, development, test and evaluation options under previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2116) for continuation of construction preparation effort
Australian Military Visits Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Sailors
Twenty-eight members of the Australian navy, army, and air force visited Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Oct. 24. Australian Forces met with Sailors from the expeditionary community to see how they operate and to learn about NECC capabilities. “We wanted to visit NECC as part of our Austral
Guided Missile Cruiser Visits Bulgaria
Guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrived in Burgas, Oct. 25, for a regularly scheduled port visit as part of U.S. 6th Fleet’s strategy to enhance regional stability in the Black Sea by strengthening maritime partnerships. During their visit to Burgas, the first by a U.S. Navy ship i
HMAS Kuttabul Opens Gangway for Navy Week
HMAS Kuttabul opened its gangway for Navy Week recently, allowing the public to join the RAN’s centenary celebrations. Kuttabul’s open day on October 9 featured public tours of HMA Ships Anzac, Ballarat, Darwin and Melbourne, as well as demonstrations by the Navy cooks, performances by the RAN Band
USA: Northrop Grumman Gets Award for Supply Chain Integration
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Global Hawk production team has been recognized by Aviation Weekas a best practice in the area of Supply Chain/Value Chain Integration. The best practice recognition is designed to call attention to valuable information intended to share knowledge across the aerospace
USA: NOAA Selects Tim Arcano as Director of NOAA’S Office of OER
Tim Arcano, an ocean engineer with extensive experience in naval submarine and submersible design and engineering was selected as director of NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). Arcano is slated to begin Nov. 7. OER provides direction to NOAA and advises the U.S. Department of Com
Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp Concludes JSF Testing
Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 21 after spending three weeks at sea hosting the initial sea trials of the F-35B Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The first F-35B landed on WASP’s flight deck Oct. 3, beginning an 18-day test per
FGS BAYERN Hosts Media Day for Regional Media Representatives from Kenya, Somalia
FGS BAYERN, visiting the port of Mombasa with the Force Headquarters (FHQ) Operation Atalanta embarked, has hosted a media day for regional media representatives from Kenya and Somalia. They were welcomed by the Commander Task Force (CTF), Rear Admiral Thomas E. P. Jugel. The Chief of Staff (COS) of
SPS INFANTA CHRISTINA Escorts AMISOM-Vessel
EU NAVFOR warship SPS INFANTA CHRISTINA left Mombasa’s waters last week to assume the escort of merchant vessel PETRA 1 which carries supplies for the African Union troops operating in Somalia as part of the AMISOM force. The journey is from Mombasa to Mogadishu and in addition to the ship escort, a
USS Spruance Arrives in San Diego
USS Spruance (DDG 111), the newest destroyer to join the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, arrived in its homeport of San Diego for the first time Oct. 24. “The majority of Spruance’s crew has been preparing for this day for over two years,” said Cmdr. Tate Westbrook, commanding officer, Spruance. “Bringing a n
USA: Master Chief Petty Officer of Navy Speaks at 29th Submarine League Symposium
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) spoke at the 29th Annual Submarine League’s Symposium Oct. 20, reflecting on the high quality of today’s Sailors, future challenges and the programs in place for Navy’s continued success. “The future of our submarine force, the future of our Navy for th
Vietnamese Navy Receives Two Patrol Ships From Almaz Shipyard
Acceptance certificates of two Project 10412 patrol ships (serial numbers 044 and 045) built for Vietnamese Navy were signed on Oct 20 at Almaz Shipbuilding Firm. These are third and fourth hulls of Project 10410 Svetlyak export version. First two ships were delivered to Vietnam in 2002. Both ships