Aviation
Image of the Day: During Mine Disposal Exercise
A member from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon 621 is hoisted by an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 11 during a mine disposal exercise. HS-11 is embarked with Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier
USS Gary Soon to End Its Final Deployment
U.S. Navy frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego April 17 from its final deployment, where it operated in the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet and U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. During the seven-month deployment, Gary, the embarked “Scorpions” o
USCGC Seneca Concludes 64-Day Deployment
The crew of US Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned to their homeport in Boston on Friday, April 10, after a 64-day deployment. The crew of the Seneca completed Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA), served as a primary Search and Rescue Response asset along the eastern seaboard, and conducted f
USCG Joins Search for Survivors off Haiti
The U.S. Coast Guard informed on Friday that it is assisting the Haitian Coast Guard in searching for possible Haitian migrants in the water after it’s believed their sail freighter ran aground in Haitian territorial seas Wednesday. The Coast Guard received notification Thursday evening that 17 dece
HMAS Anzac Keeps Flight Crew Ready for Action
Sailing across the Indian Ocean on its way to Anzac Cove and beyond, the Royal Australian Navy helicopter frigate HMAS Anzac has kept itself busy with daily flying operations using the ship’s embarked AS350BA Squirrel helicopter. The flying operations have been a good opportunity to consolidate the
HMCS Fredericton, CP-140 Auroras Join UK-Led Exercise
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton joined Exercise Joint Warrior yesterday as part of its deployment under Operation Reassurance in support of NATO assurance measures in the North Atlantic Ocean. Two CP-140 Auroras from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will also take part in the exerc
HMAS Success Gets Busy in the Middle East
In a Royal Australian Navy first, HMAS Success was recently assigned to a NATO counter-piracy operation in Middle Eastern waters. Operation OCEAN SHIELD is a NATO-led counter piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa that is tasked with providing Naval escort and deterring piracy
US, ROK Navies Conduct Mine Countermeasures Drill
The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies conducted a successful mine countermeasures exercise March 30 – April 11 as part of Foal Eagle 2015. The bilateral training is designed to increase readiness and interoperability in mine countermeasures operations and enhance theater security cooperation b
Image of the Day: MV-22 Osprey aboard USS Green Bay
A Sailor signals to the pilot of an MV-22 Osprey attached to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 during flight operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). The vessel was conducting operations in the East China Sea. Green Bay is part of the
Australian Navy’s Romeo Ends Final Deck Landing
The Royal Australian Navy’s first Seahawk MH-60R ‘Romeo’ has successfully completed the final deck landing on HMAS Perth at the end of a rigorous period of First of Class Flight Trials. The trials were conducted under the direction of the Navy’s Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit and marked
HMAS Tobruk Remembers Sea King Helicopter Crash
Personnel on board the Australian Navy’s HMAS Tobruk have paused from humanitarian relief efforts in Vanuatu to mark the 10th anniversary of the Navy Sea King helicopter crash. The Sea King crashed on the island of Nias, Indonesia, on 2 April 2005 and claimed the lives of nine ADF personnel. The hel
French, US Navies Work Together
Rear Adm. Eric Chaperon, French Task Force 473 commander, and Rear Adm. Chris Grady, Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group commander and Commander Task Force 50, met aboard French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R-91) to discuss interoperability and integration between the two navies, April 8. Charle
DESRON 26 Arrive for Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1
Ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 pulled into Faslane, Scotland, ready to commence Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1, April 9. DESRON 26 arrived in Faslane with guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), ready to participate in Joint Warrior,
RFA Argus Returns from Sierra Leone
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Argus has arrived back in the UK having completed its deployment to Sierra Leone where it supported the fight against Ebola. Her embarked helicopters from 820 Naval Air Squadron departed on Monday 6 April and have arrived back at RNAS Culdrose; and the ship arrived