The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) will conduct the third Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Dili, Timor-Leste, and in the vicinity of Port Hera Naval Base on July 27-28th. CARAT Timor-Leste is part of an annual bilateral exercise series between the U.S.
The HonourableEd Holder, Australian Minister of State (Science and Technology) and Susan Truppe, Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, on July 27th announced a
Australian and United States personnel involved in PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2015 onboard hospital ship USNS Mercy have exercised their cooperative response to a notional disaster as part of their training for the real thing. United States Naval Ship Mercy, a 300-bed hospital ship which can expand capacit
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) successfully completed five days of combined, at-sea training events with the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), July 23, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2015. This year’s at-sea phase included
General Dynamics received a $20 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue modernizing the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Control System (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build software for U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines. The AN/BYG-1 software analyzes and track
Cmdr. Michael Hollenbach relieved Capt. Douglas Gordon as commanding officer of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Submarine Base, New London, July 23. North Dakota was commissioned Oct. 25, 2014. Under the command of Gordon, N
Sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers aboard the Royal Navy’s Caribbean patrol ship showed islanders in Grand Cayman how they can help if natural disaster strikes. Amphibious support ship RFA Lyme Bay is on ‘hurricane watch’ for the next few months, ready to offer assistance to Britain’s overseas terr
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (JEBLCFS), July 15, to participate in the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group’s (KSGARG) Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for the ship’s upcoming deployment. COMPTU
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair is being awarded an undefinitized contract action with a not-to-exceed amount of $38,3 million to previously awarded contract for USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) fiscal 2015 Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). An SRA includes the planning and execution of depot-level ma
A ceremony at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), July 21. The future USS Delbert D. Black honors the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). Black, a 30-year veteran, rose from the ranks of
Sailors from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Norfolk, to participate in composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States, July 16. Capt. Larry Getz, Kearsarge executive officer,
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $38,6 million modification to a previously awarded contract for USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) fiscal 2015 extended docking selected restricted availability. An extended docking selected restricted availability includes the planning and
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a $106 million contract to provide engineering and industrial support on U.S. Navy submarines, special mission submersibles, submarine support facilities and related programs. If all options are exercised, the total value
The guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) returns to her Mayport, Florida, homeport July 11 following a seven-month deployment with Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2. During the deployment the crew exercised and served with 61 ships and aircraft from 18 nations on three continents and log
