Onboard systems of SSBN Yury Dolgoruky were tested during the 5-day cruise. However, the main mission was test launch of SLBM Bulava at the maximum flight range. The underwater launch was held in the morning of Aug 27. Bulava had delivered all warheads to assigned region of the Pacific Ocean at the
Gibbs & Cox, the premier naval architecture and marine engineering firm, today announced Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (Retired) has been unanimously elected to the firm’s Board of Directors. The Board believes his extensive naval command, marine engineering and government services experience will
The Navy’s Energy Efficiency Technology Validation (Techval) program completed the retrofit of an entire building with light-emitting diode (LED) lighting at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms Aug. 30. After its retrofitting, the Twentynine Palms Officer’s Club, is expec
Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) put its destructive weather plans and three days of preparations to the test as Tropical Storm Irene came ashore in Connecticut Aug. 28. Base Emergency Manager Alan Brown monitored the storm closely, giving SUBASE leadership the facts and keeping everyone abr
Coast Guard instructors who routinely plan, coordinate and deliver training to Pacific Area Coast Guard units recently found themselves not only helping out their fellow Coast Guardsmen, but the newly appointed crewmembers of the Nigerian navy ship Thunder. The Coast Guard’s Special Emergency Operat
Royal Navy warship HMS Ledbury will sail into Bristol from Wednesday August 31 for the start of a six-day visit and the general public will have the chance to go on board this ultra-modern, fighting mine-hunter. The ship has enjoyed a long-standing affiliation with the town of Ledbury in Hertfordshi
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivered thekeynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 in Las Vegas Aug. 30. The summit brought together leaders of industry, government, and those specializing in research and development to chart the course for the future of energy in America.
In accordance with defense ministry’s Foreign Relations Program 2011, American frigate USS Carr arrives at Northern Fleet (NF) on Sept 2. Earlier, the ship visited Baltic Fleet and called at ports of St. Petersburg and Baltiysk. NF large ASW ship Admiral Levchenko will act as a host ship. Her crew i
Warships of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) have successfully performed missile firing at air targets, reported Capt Vyacheslav Trukhachev, press secretary of BSF Commander on Aug 29. “At the closing stage of tactical exercise directed by BSF Commander Rear Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov, Guard missile cruiser
Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conducted a civilian contingency support drill at sea Aug. 29. The drill helped prepare the crew for potential large-scale humanitarian aid operations and taught Wasp Sailors how to effectively interact with and assist those in need. “We wa
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus outlined a new dedicated energy Masters degree program during a recent speech to students at the Naval Postgraduate School on Aug. 29. The announcement targets both current and future leadership of the Navy and Marine Corps, and is another example of Mabus’ ongoing co
More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), embarked 7th Fleet staff, and Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) returned to the ship’s forward-deployed port of Yokosuka, Japan on Aug. 29, completing a two and a half-month deployment throughout the Pacific Ocean. B
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, Aug. 26 for a four-day goodwill port visit. Prior to its arrival, Samuel B. Roberts was underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. The visit marked the s
U.S. and Singaporean Sailors completed the at-sea portion of the 17th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2011 Aug. 26 following six days of underway training. The guided missile destroyers USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), the fast attack submarine
