The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) returned to Singapore April 15 after a two-month stint operating in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Singapore is the maintenance and logistics hub for rotationally deployed LCSs and Fort Worth returned to port to conduct a planned maintenance availa
Italian Navy’s frigate ITS Aliseo (F 574) is returning home after a four month deployment. During this time the vessel was part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2). ITS Aliseo visited eight ports and conducted Passing Exercises with the Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group, and the Cro
Sailors attached to Submarine Group 7 and the Indonesian navy (TNI-AL) participated in training for Simulated Submarine Casualty Exercise (SMASHEX) in Surabaya, Indonesia, April 13. SMASHEX is a table top exercise that tests the procedure for the very unlikely case of a submarine search, escape and
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed the Black Sea, April 14, 2015, after a series of engagements that promoted peace and stability in the region. The vessel’s presence in the Black Sea served to reaffirm U.S. commitment towards strengthening partnersh
Sweden reveals that it wasn’t a submarine after all! Followed by a massive search operation for an unidentified submarine in the Stockholm archipelago in the autumn of 2014, the Swedish Armed Forces now announced that, according to their investigations, this was a false alarm. Sweden is planning on
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the Turkish Navy in the Black Sea, April 12 and 13, 2015. During the first part of the event, Jason Dunham and the Turkish frigate TCG Turgutreis, conducted joint maneuver
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton joined Exercise Joint Warrior yesterday as part of its deployment under Operation Reassurance in support of NATO assurance measures in the North Atlantic Ocean. Two CP-140 Auroras from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will also take part in the exerc
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Groups ONE and TWO (SNMCMG1, SNMCMG2) ships are in Scotland for the UK-led Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1. SNMG2, led by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Brad Williamson, comprised of the flagship USS Vicksburg, HMCS Fredericton, TCG G
In a Royal Australian Navy first, HMAS Success was recently assigned to a NATO counter-piracy operation in Middle Eastern waters. Operation OCEAN SHIELD is a NATO-led counter piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa that is tasked with providing Naval escort and deterring piracy
Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $10,2 million modification to delivery order 0020 previously awarded under Basic Ordering Agreement for the accomplishment of USS Freedom (LCS-1) fiscal 2015 dry-docking selected restricted availability. A dry-docking selected restricted availability includes the pla
Indian Navy’s First Scorpene Sub Undocks Kalvari, first of the Indian Navy’s Scorpene class stealth submarines being built under the Project 75, under collaboration with M/s DCNS, France, achieved a major milestone today with her ‘undocking’ at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Spanish Navy’s Frigate
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) was recently announced as the winner of two fiscal year 2014 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Environmental Awards, one for Environmental Restoration-Installation and one for Cultural Resources Management-Small Installation. This is the fourth consecutive year PNSY has
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair is being awarded a $35,1 million modification to previously awarded contract for USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2015 phased maintenance availability (PMA). A PMA includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations, and modifications that will u
A delegation from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Forces Military University (JFMU), led by the President of JFMU, Major General Yoo Byung-Gill of the ROK Air Force, visited NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) to discuss MARCOM’s command and control, coordination with Allied and partner nations,
