Two of the Royal Navy’s largest warships have left port and are sailing to the starting point of the biggest NATO exercise in 20 years. HMS Ocean sailed from Livorno while HMS Bulwark sailed from Toulon straight into the warm up phase of Exercise Trident Juncture. Both vessels have spent months prep
The U.S. Marine and Navy team offloaded equipment capable of enabling crisis response to support Exercise Trident Juncture 15, on October 20. Master Sgt. Michael Guzman, prepositioning chief of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, said: We are using the USNS Button to get the prepositioned eq
The Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón (F-102) is taking part in the multinational sea-based missile defense exercise “At Sea Demonstration 15” (ASD-15) in Scottish waters along with other warships from the Netherlands, USA, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada and Norway. The Spanish Navy fr
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) completed the installation of its new network infrastructure designed to improve operational efficiency while strengthening security measures and performance on Friday, October 16. The Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise Services (CANES) system is the
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. received a $24,1 million modification to previously awarded contract for reactor plant planning yard services for nuclear-powered submarines and support yard services for the US Navy’s moored training ships. The contractor will furnish, fabricate, or acquire such
The Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) visited the port of Belfast, Ireland, between October 15 – 19, after completing their participation in the exercise Joint Warrior 152. Commander of the SNMG-1, the Portuguese Admiral Alberto Correia, accompanied by the Commander of the Spanish frigate Blas
After a scheduled port visit, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed Larnaca, Cyprus, during its third forward-deployed patrol, Oct. 16, 2015. Donald Cook is on patrol as part of the U.S. European Phased Adaptive Approach to NATO Ballistic Missile Defense
The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), got underway Oct. 9, in support of Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. This is the first underway evolution that the flagship has participated in since returning from
The tri-lateral exercise Malabar came to a close as Indian, Japanese and U.S. naval forces completed training, Oct. 19. The annual high-end war fighting exercise, which began in 1992, featured maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations, surface and anti-submarine warfare, air defense exercises (A
Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Centinela left Dakar Naval Base, Senegal, on Tuesday towards the Gulf of Guinea, after a 16-day round of exercises with the Senegalese Navy. The scheduled activities included diving, first aid, damage control and VBSS drills. These activities are framed within t
The amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 17, 2015. The port call is the first in Arlington’s maiden deployment and coincides with Arlington’s participation in Trident Juncture 2015, a NATO exercise designed to enhance interope
The ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2), with two Sea Lynx helicopters embarked, exercised with the British Task Group Cougar this week after a busy in-port programme in Barcelona. Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 met in the waters with British Task Group Cougar north of Corsica on Monda
Commander of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, welcomed SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Intelligence (DCOS OPI), Major General Joseph Guastella, to the headquarters for an in-depth briefing on NATO maritime operations Oct 14. During the visit, Majo
Indian Navy’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan announced the Navy’s plans to conduct an International Fleet Review (IFR) on the Eastern Seaboard at Visakhapatnam from February 4 – 8, 2016. Speaking at a specially convened press conference on October 14, Admiral Dhowan disclosed that 46 nations
