Russia and the US tied an agreement providing exchange of telemetry data about intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, reports ITAR-TASS. The document was signed during session of START-3 bilateral consultative commission convened since Jan 24 till Feb 7 in Geneva. The new agreement dete
The Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command (NMAWC) conducted a synthetic underwater mine-clearing exercise in support of exercise Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12) at Naval Warfare Development Command onboard Naval Station Norfolk Feb 3. BA12 is the East Coast’s largest joint and multinational amphi
Sailors and Marines assigned to multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a visit from the commander of U.S Fleet Forces (USFF) Feb. 6. Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. congratulated service members on their successful deployment and wished them a safe and joyous return home. “It is an
Sailors and Marines aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) welcomed aboard friends and family for a three-day Tiger Cruise Feb. 5-7. Bataan’s “Tigers” – a term describing the friends and family members of the crew – were transported via bus from Norfolk, Va., to Morehead City
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) moved from dry dock 8 (DD8) to her new berth, Pier 6 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 3. Truman has been in dry dock since March 2011, conducting a 15-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA). Accord
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the 2012 winners of the Navy Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Awards for outstanding food service Feb. 3. “My personal congratulations to all the outstanding food service teams,” Mabus wrote in an ALNAV message. Captain Edward F. Ney Afloat results, representi
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) received the 2012 Edward F. Ney Memorial Award for outstanding food service for the category of aircraft carriers Feb. 3. Last October, Ney officials visited various Food Services locations aboard Lincoln in order to evaluate the divisio
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) directed a follow-on fleet experiment this week off the shoreline of Fort Eustis to explore capabilities for unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to deploy non-lethal weapons during maritime security and force protection operations. “Equipping unmanned surface vessels wit
Guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) and senior staff members from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa concluded a three-day port visit of training, band engagements, and senior staff talks in Casablanca, Feb. 2. During the visit, Simpson conducted visit, board, search and seizure training with R
U.S. Seventh Fleet command ship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Tomakomai, Feb. 3 for a goodwill port visit. During the visit, Sailors from Blue Ridge, embarked 7th Fleet staff and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team-Pacific (FAST-PAC) plan to interact with local children at the Toma
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), a tenant activity at Naval Station Newport, is conducting underwater surveys of Newport Harbor in search of 13 British transport service vessels sunk in 1778 near historic Fort Adams that was blockaded by the Royal Navy during the War of 1812. “Mu
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) completed a 20-week selected restricted availability Jan. 27, becoming the first surface ship to complete a shipyard availability using a new maintenance process. The process, known as the Baseline Availability Work Package (BAWP)/Availability Work Package (AWP), is design
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) beagn requesting volunteers from USFF activities to man the soon-to-be redesignated USS Ponce (LPD 15) for operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), Feb. 2. USS Ponce will serve as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB), instead
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency. Under the subcontract with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon’s Intelligence and Information Systems busines
