Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) began hosting Japanese Sailors Aug. 17 as they prepare for the annual amphibious assault training exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB 15) in early September. The training exercise includes four participating nations and four other nations as observers. There are
The Sailors aboard USS Stockdale (DDG 106) are undergoing Combined Training Unit Exercise and Joint Task Force Exercise (COMPTUEX/JTFEX), the final step in certifying the John C. Stennis Strike Group to deploy. The ship has run through a variety of scenarios designed to test every aspect of the crew
US Coast Guard’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Honolulu responded to a report of a sailboat on fire off Honolulu, Thursday. USCG towed the vessel with five people aboard to Pier 38 in Honolulu. Sector Honolulu Command Center watchstanders received a report at 9 a.m. from
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) deployed four ships to Arctic waters this summer, continuing the RCN’s presence in the Canadian Arctic. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Nanaimo and Saskatoon departed from Esquimalt, B.C., on August 4, 2015, to join Operation NANOOK. HMC Ships Nanaimo and Saskatoon
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours wi
US Marines and Coast Guard members recently conducted a demonstration of a small unmanned aircraft system. The Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) member launched an RQ-20A Puma unmanned aircraft during an exercise near Camp Lejeune on August 12. The U.S. Coast Guard and MARSOC joined f
The US Coast Guard offloaded nearly $600,000 estimated wholesale value of marijuana, a total of 650 pounds, at Coast Guard Sector Miami, Friday. On Aug. 3, the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable detected a go-fast vessel with suspicious packages off the coast of Jamaica. The men aboard the go-fast began
General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Virginia, is being awarded an $8 million modification to previously awarded contract to exercise options for engineering and technical services to support hull, mechanical and electrical systems and equipment on U.S. naval ships. The contractor will
US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 8 completed the Fleet Synthetic Training – Group Commander exercise, Aug. 21. FST-GC is an exercise designed to test the strike group’s ability to perform together in different synthetic scenarios. Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Carrier Airwing 7, and D
During a visit to the Grand Turk, in the Turks and Caicos, the Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief team from RFA Lyme Bay helped a fisherman in distress. The operation occurred in the middle of a beach landing exercise while they were demonstrating their capability. The crew of the Combat Support B
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair received a $22,5 million contract for USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) fiscal 2016 dry-docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). This DSRA will include hull, machinery, electrical, electronics, ship alterations, and piping alteration and repair work. The primary
Sailors assigned to US Navy’s Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 and members of the Royal Malaysian navy conduct high value asset training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2015. The operations are being conducted off Sandakan, Malaysia. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual,
US Navy’s “Dusty Dogs” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 became the first helicopter squadron in the Northeast to fire an HSC Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a live-fire exercise Aug. 17. The exercise marked the start of the HSC-7
Sailors aboard USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully demonstrated a passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system’s utility during Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) container testing conducted off the coast of Florida, in early July. The RFID project showed the technology’s abilit
