HMS Edinburgh and her ship’s company recently visited Cape Town on a two-week maintenance stop during patrol operations in the South Atlantic. Naval airmen from the Portsmouth-based destroyer’s embarked Lynx helicopter had the opportunity to take in stunning views of Table Mountain while the ship un
HMS Ocean is resuming patrols off Libya after a short break in Crete to undergo essential maintenance following nearly three months of constant action. As she returned to sea, Britain’s biggest warship was visited by the Second Sea Lord, who thanked all aboard for the continuing sacrifices. Heading
The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) returned to San Diego Sept. 16 after completing a 16-day Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. The training was another first for the Sailors and Marines assigned to the Navy’s newest amphibious assault
BAE Systems has been engaged by the Commonwealth for the development and delivery of training for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships. The training will rely heavily on simulation and virtual scenarios using the latest technology, including avatars. BAE Systems Dire
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Royal Australian Navy has signed a new contract with Raytheon Australia to provide three Bell 429 helicopters aimed to maintain and develop the skills of junior Naval helicopter aircrew. The contract is worth around $26 million over
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) held a pinning ceremony for 49 new chief petty officers (CPO) assigned to the ship and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Sept. 16. The newest chief petty officers received their golden anchors after senior deckplate leaders spoke about the significance of the insignia,
HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s helicopter carrier, and her French counterpart, Mistral, a Marine nationale (French Navy) projection and command ship, are both operating attack helicopters as part of the NATO-led Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, enforcing UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973 to prote
The guided-missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) returned to homeport at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Fla. Sept. 18 following a six-month deployment in support of Southern Seas 2011 and counter illicit trafficking operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) area of responsibility. Southern Seas is a U.S. Sou
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to sea Sept. 19 to continue her 2011 patrol after three weeks at her forward operating port of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. “During this part of our patrol, we look forward to increasing friendship and understanding wi
The Bangladesh and U.S. navies begin eight days of maritime safety and security exercises Sept. 18, during the first-ever Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2011. The event began with a ceremony at Bangladesh Navy Base Issa Khan. It marks the first time Bangladesh has parti
Japan plans to build another helicopter-carrying ship in reply to China’s acquirement of its first home-made flattop, reports Korean information agency Cho Sun. The information that China had started construction of its first aircraft carrier was circulated by Chinese media on Wednesday. Reportedly,
HMS Bulwark is ready to assume the mantle of the nation’s flagship after completing six months of gruelling training. The last phase of that training, following a £30m refit, was played out on the shores of Hampshire with an invasion of Browndown Camp near Gosport. Seen through a night-vision camera
New ice patrol ship HMS Protector has taken another key step down the road to her maiden deployment by operating a helicopter for the first time. The icebreaker, formerly MV Polarbjørn, has spent the spring and summer steadily being converted into a hydrographic survey ship to plug the gap left by H
Three of Britain’s quartet of minehunters joined in the US-UK minehunting workout (Ramsey on the left, Pembroke on the right and, out of shot, HMS Quorn) while the Americans committed aircraft from their specialist Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM15 plus Avenger-class minehunter USS Gladi
