Aviation
USS Nimitz Health Services Department Performs Emergency Procedure at Sea
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Health Services Department performed an emergency procedure at sea March 6, less than 24 hours after getting underway for the first time in more than a year. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SW) James Ruane, an independent duty corpsman (IDC), alerted the ship’s surgeon, Lt. Karen Wo
France: DCNS, DGA Complete New Series of Deck Landing Trials on Board FREMM Aquitaine Frigate
A few weeks after the first helicopter landing trials on board the FREMM Aquitaine frigate, DCNS, the French Navy and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have successfully completed a new series of deck landing trials, this time with new Caiman Marine (NH90) heavy lift helicopter which recen
USS Simpson, HSL-60 Use Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) has the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), MQ-8B Fire Scout embarked for solo missions, a U.S. Navy first during a full deployment, March 7. The Fire Scout is the Navy’s only unmanned aircraft to operate on land and at sea. The Fire Scout is a vertical take-of
Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky Visits Netherlands
Visit of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky to Netherlands started on March 7. The visit will last till March 9 and include meetings with Dutch defense minister Hans Hillen, Royal Netherlands Navy Commander Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, and Russian Ambassador to Netherlands
USS Germantown Returns to Sasebo, Japan
Forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) returned to Sasebo after participating in Cobra Gold 2012 (CG12), March 5. Germantown departed Sasebo Jan. 30 to onload Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in White Beach, Okinawa, Feb. 1 prior to beginning CG12,
EU NAFVOR Warship FGS BERLIN Disrupts Pirate Action Group, Destroys Attack Skiffs
EU NAFVOR warship FGS BERLIN has successfully engineered the release of an Indian flagged dhow and crew, disrupting a Pirate Action Group and destroying two attack skiffs. On 28 February 2012, EUNAVFOR Warship FGS BERLIN received a distress call from a merchant vessel reporting that they had success
Canadian Force Takes Part in Proud Manta 2012
The Operations Room is the nerve centre of a ship. With radar, sonar and communications equipment covering the full range of electronic and electro-magnetic detection and analysis, the Ops Room staff track the activity of vessels and aircraft in the ship’s area of responsibility. In action, they are
Planning Conference of Life-Saving Exercise Takes Place in Kaliningrad, Russia
Extended planning conference of the international life-saving exercise took place in Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Kaliningrad. The meeting was attended by representatives of Baltic Fleet (BF), search-and-rescue services of Poland and Lithuania. During the exercise to be held early Aug 2012
NF to Attend Russo-Norwegian Joint Exercise
Northern Fleet (NF) will delegate large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko, rescue tug, and naval aircraft (fighters Su-33, ASW airplane Il-38, and ship-based helicopter Ka-27) to attend the Pomor-2012 Russo-Norwegian joint exercise which is to be conducted in May 2012. Taking part in the exercise planning
Australia’s Newest Ship Participates in Exercise SQUADEX
Exercise SQUADEX is currently being conducted in waters off Townsville and Cowley Beach in North Queensland and is the first of a series of two exercises in which Australia’s newest ship, HMAS Choules, conducts amphibious and flying operations with elements of the Australian Army. HMAS Choules deliv
USS Simpson Completes Two Days of Participation for Obangame Express 2012
Guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) completed two days of participation for Exercise Obangame Express 2012, Feb. 29. Obangame Express is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Gu
USA: BA Exercise Offers Marines Unique Amphibious Experience
In February 2012, at and around the US Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, approximately 12,000 military personnel and 24 ships from 9 different countries participated in the largest US amphibious exercise since 2001. Among the participants in Bold Alligator were 2 Dutch units from the Caribbean region,
Specially-Painted Sea King Heralds Major Lifesaving Exhibition
A specially-painted Sea King squeezed into the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall with millimetres to spare – ahead of a major exhibition celebrating lifesaving around the UK. The veteran helicopter – Navy red and grey on one side, RAF yellow on the other – was moved from nearby RNAS Culdrose and
New Russian Navy PBC Mistral Class Ships Get Cathelco Equipment
Cathelco are supplying equipment for two force projection and command vessels, BPC Mistral Class, which are being built in France for the Russian Navy. DCNS will act as the prime contractor for the warships to be constructed at St -Nazaire, the first ship due for delivery in 2014. With a displacemen