Aviation
Australian Navy Promotes International Fleet Review
Sydney beach-goers got their first taste of the International Fleet Review on the weekend when two Royal Australian Navy helicopters flew over the city’s beaches towing a large International Fleet Review flag. On Saturday morning, an S-70B-2 Seahawk Helicopter took off from Middle Head Oval in Balmo
31st MEU Marines Disembark USS Bonhomme Richard
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) offloaded Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) after conducting joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility, Sept. 25. During the patrol Bonhomme Richard and the 31st MEU participated i
NUSHIP Canberra Meets New Ship
Ship design has changed dramatically since the first Royal Australian Navy fleet review in 1913, a fact demonstrated this week when the Royal Navy’s modern warship HMS Daring arrived alongside NUSHIP Canberra in Melbourne. Daring pulled into the the city for a port visit as part of her journey to Sy
Australian Navy Divers Prove Deployable Recovery and Salvage Capability
Sea Training Staff from the Australian Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Group have completed the first deployed assessment of the Royal Australian Navy’s Under Water Damage Repair Capability in Cairns. Ten Clearance Divers from Australian Clearance Diving Team Four (AUSCDT FOUR) deployed from
US Navy’s Personnel Chief Pays Visit to Pensacola-Area Training Commands
The chief of naval personnel (CNP) visited Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) tenant commands aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Sept. 24. This was Vice Adm. William F. Moran’s first visit to Pensacola as CNP. As he worked his way through the aviation and information dominance train
Japanese Naval Ships Visit Port of Colombo
Three Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, Kashima TV-3508, Shirayuki TV-3517 and Isoyuki DD-127, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 24th September 2013. The ships with Cadet School Graduates of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force are in Sri Lanka with the intenti
USA: DoD Announces Death of Two Sailors
The Department of Defense announced yesterday the death of two sailors who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Sept. 22, as a result of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crash while operating in the central Red Sea. Both sailors were assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six at
US Navy’s First MQ-8C Fire Scout Gears Up for Flight Operations
Northrop Grumman Corporation turned on the power to the U.S. Navy’s first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft’s four blades for the first time during initial ground testing and engine runs at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif., Sept. 20. Conducting initial engine
USA: George Washington Strike Group Sharpens ASW Skills
Sailors of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group participated in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise during their 2013 patrol, Sept. 19-20. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), and USS Preble (DDG 88) and their respective helico
USA: SAR Efforts for MH-60S Aircrew Suspended
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts for the remaining two crew members involved in a U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crash were suspended Sept. 23 at approximately 3 p.m. Bahrain time. Navy officials have concluded that given the time elapsed since the incident, aircrew survivability was extremel
HMAS Newcastle Conducts AMD Training Exercise
HMAS Newcastle has conducted an Airborne Mine Disposal (AMD) training exercise while patrolling in the Gulf of Aden in support of Operation SLIPPER. Leading Seaman Aircrew Richard Close, who controls the aviation aspects of the training from onboard the helicopter said AMD is a method of destroying
First F-35 Lightning II Arrived at US Air Force’s ALC
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Logistics Complex (ALC) at Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, hosted a ceremony marking the arrival of the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft to a depot facility. The aircraft ferried from Nellis AFB, Nev., and will be the first Air Force F-35A conventional take
For First Time in Six Years: MV-22 Osprey Lands Aboard HMS Illustrious (UK)
Set against a sunset backdrop in the Red Sea an MV-22 Osprey landed on the flight deck of HMS Illustrious for the first time in six years. The world’s first tilt-rotor aircraft, the Osprey has a unique vertical take-off and landing capability, and arrived on the Gulf-bound warship as she passed the
FGS Niedersachsen Assists Merchant Vessel
Last week the German frigate FGS Niedersachsen, deployed with the EU Naval Force (EU ANVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta received an emergency call from the Italian merchant vessel MV Jolly Perla. A crew member had acute heart problems and needed immediate medical assistance. After consultation with