Commanding Officer of USS Pasadena Relieved of Duty Rear Adm. Rick Breckenridge, Commander, Submarine Group 2, relieved Cmdr. Luis Molina, commanding officer of USS Pasadena (SSN 752) on Jan. 25 due to loss of confidence in executing his duties as the submarine’s commanding officer. USA: Gerald
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 135 Sailors, San Francisco conducts a multitude of missions and showcas
The Royal New Zealand Navy has hosted a meeting of international navies to promote common understandings for the coordination of shipping and maritime trade in the Pacific, Indian and South Atlantic Oceans. The Pacific and Indian Oceans Shipping Working Group was held at Devonport Naval Base in Auck
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 deployed to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in November as part of a Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), the first Seabee mission in Tajikistan. In support of the Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) and Tajikistan Ministry of
On 12 Jan, 55 Midshipmen from the 68th Midshipmen Course were commissioned as naval officers of the Republic of Singapore Navy by the President of the Republic of Singapore Dr Tony Tan at the 87/12 Officer Cadet Commissioning Parade, held at the SAF Training Institute – Military Institute. President
In the morning of 11th January 2013, the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes held a meeting on board his flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez with the Commander of the Combined Maritime counter-piracy task force, Commodore Muhammad Hisham SI (Pakistan Navy).
In the afternoon of 15 December 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie intercepted one skiff with five suspected pirates on board. While underway to the probable pirates’ operating area, the Swedish EU NAVFOR maritime patrol aircraft (MPRA) was able to locate the suspi
The Indian Coast Guard demonstrated its preparedness and readiness to intervene effectively in containing an oil spill disaster at the fourth edition of the National Pollution Response Exercise titled CLEAN SEA-4, conducted at sea off Kochi on 14th Dec 2012. The exercise was witnessed by Vice Admira
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff of India, Vice Admiral RK Dhowan, AVSM, YSM, accompanied by Defence Adviser of India, Captain Sumeet Kapoor paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 12th December 2012. On arrival
The International Maritime Security Conference, “Galle Dialogue 2012”, organized by the Sri Lanka Navy under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, gets underway in the port city of Galle on 13th December 2012. Local and foreign scholars and experts in maritime and naval affairs representing 29 count
China has landed the first fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier “The Liaoning”, reports the samaylive.com. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) said that it’s a move that would help to show its growing military might amid simmering maritime disputes with some of its key neighbours. “Capabilit
An Australian delegation accompanied by Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Her Excellency Robyn Louise Mudie visited the Sri Lanka Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee on 23rd November 2012. The Australian High Commissioner paid a courtesy call on Deputy Area Commander of the SLN’s Eastern Naval Ar
The Tri-Service (East) Annual Conference 2012 was held onboard INS Jalashwa, a Landing Platform Dock of the Eastern Naval Command on 09 Nov 12. Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command hosted the Conference which has a great significance in joint operations.
Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino – the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta, met Rear Admiral Zhou Xuming, the Force Commander of the Chinese counter-piracy task force on board the Chinese flagship, PLA Yiyang which is currently deployed in the Gulf of Aden. D
