The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) joined its sister ships USS Germantown (LSD 42) and USS Tortuga (LSD 46) off the coast of Thailand to take part in exercise Cobra Gold 2013 (CG 13), Feb. 10. Cobra Gold is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored multinational joint exercise
Deploying for the first time, guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Feb. 11 for the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility to participate in Ballistic Missile Defense escort operations. Not only is this the ship’s maiden deployment, it is also the first deployment for a large number
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) took on 500,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel Feb. 10, marking the first time the ship has received fuel since it entered refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) more than three years ago. Sailors assigned to TR’s Air Department V-4 division oversaw the operation, which involved
CDI Marine Co., Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded $6.6 million for task order (FK01) under previously awarded multiple-award contract by the U.S. Navy for engineering support services associated with ship construction and repair at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The contract contains an option year, wh
The Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program conducted its first capability demonstration, Jan. 14-27, for the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va. The program’s Capability Demonstration provided NECC Sailors an opportunity to observe new technologies develope
General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works (GDBIW), is being awarded a $6.8 million cost-plus award fee modification under a previous awarded basic ordering agreement by the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and management services for advance planning and design in support of the post shakedown availability
The Philippines: AGHAM Calls for Naval, Ship-Building Self-Reliance In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the Philippine government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Ray Mabus, attended a ship naming ceremony in Seattle at the Port of Seattle in front of guests who included the Governor of the State of Washington, Jay Inslee, Feb. 7. USS Washington (SSN 787) is currently under construction in Newport News, Va. “I am
USS Port Royal (CG 73), homeported at Pearl Harbor, will participate in the theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) phase of the Submarine Commander’s Course (SCC) and a task group exercise (TGEX) alongside the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The exercise will take place off the coast of Oahu Feb. 11-17. A
In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the Philippine government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the country’s capacity to protect its own territory and marine resources
Outfitting and inspections are currently in progress at the new U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) facility on Camp Foster, and planning is underway to transfer hospital operations to the new facility in March of 2013. The replacement hospital, located on Camp Foster, will have the same capabilitie
Military Sealift Command-chartered HSV Swift (HSV 2) completed a nearly 10-month deployment to the Europe and Africa areas of responsibility Jan. 31. During that time, Swift and her crew of contract mariners and a U.S. Navy detachment conducted 38 port visits to Africa and 15 to Europe, circumnaviga
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) announced its Senior Sailor of the Quarter, Sailor of the Quarter, Junior Sailor of the Quarter and Blue Jacket of the Quarter awardees for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2013. Air-Traffic Controller 1st Class (AW/SW) Joseph S. Foss, of San Francisco, S
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed its post-overhaul propulsion plant examination Feb. 1. Completing this exam is the one of many milestones in the current docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) and the next major step in getting the ship operational and back to sea.
