The chief of the boat (COB) assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) North Dakota (SSN 784) is participating in his first namesake visit to bring awareness to the Virginia class submarine, Oct. 20-23. PCU North Dakota’s Chief of the Boat Master Chief Electronics Technician (SS/DV) Timothy A. Preabt,
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addressed the world’s maritime leaders at the 20th International Seapower Symposium (ISS) at the U.S. Naval War College Oct. 20. The secretary stressed the importance of maritime cooperation and global presence as nations work to manage a plethora of shared challenges
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, was recently awarded a $37 million contract by the U.S. Navy for the fitting-out availability of the San Antonio-class amphibious assault dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). Work under this contract will be performed at NASSCO be
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert welcomed the world’s maritime leaders to the 20th International Seapower Symposium (ISS) at the U.S. Naval War College, Oct. 19. More than 110 nations, with many of the senior-most officers from their navy or coast guard, are attending this biennia
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Secretariat today announced the results of a Request for Proposals to build large ships for Canada. This strategy will create jobs and generate significant economic benefits in shipbuilding and related industries across Canada. This will involve
Crews of Russian and American warships acted out about ten real episodes of the Pacific Eagle 2011 anti-terror exercise held off Mariana Islands, reports RIA Novosti referring to Pacific Fleet (PF) Commander’s press secretary Capt 1 rank Roman Martov. The exercise was carried out in Oct 13-15. Russi
Guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) pulled into HMNB Clyde Oct. 14, officially ending two weeks of multinational, multi-warfare training exercises known as Joint Warrior 11-2. During Joint Warrior, the crew of Burke worked alongside servicemembers from more than a dozen countries com
Ships from forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) worked with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to complete its certification exercise (CERTEX) Oct. 16. CERTEX is an evaluated event that determines if the 31st MEU is capable of doing certain missions such as humanitarian
Raytheon Company has completed the shipboard installation of the Cobra Judy Replacement program’s X- and S-band antennas onto the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25). These massive active phased-array antennas, each weighing more than 500,000 pounds, were installed onto the ship at Kiewit Offshore Se
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $429 million contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics . Under the terms of this award, Electric Boat will
Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 assisted Chilean officials Sept. 28 to locate a Chilean military plane that disappeared off the coast of Chile Sept. 3. The four-man MDSU 2 team provided underwater vehicle remote environmental monitoring units (REMUs) 100, side scan and video sys
The George Washington Carrier Strike Group, centered around nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, arrived in Singapore for a port visit, Oct. 13. “The U.S. and the Republic of Singapore are friends and Singapore is a favorite place for
Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned to homeport Oct. 13 after completing a 12-day certification exercise (CERTEX) with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) off the coast of Southern California. CERTEX took place from Oct. 1-12 and was the final phase in a complex training series u
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West sends his 236th Navy birthday Message to the Fleet Oct. 12. “Shipmates and Navy families, As we honor the birth of the United States Navy 236 years ago, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all Sailors, civilians and famil
