Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, intercepted approximately 750 pounds of cocaine being smuggled aboard a fishing vessel while on routine patrol off the coast of Central
The US Navy’s San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit on November 6. Sampson, a part of the Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. 3rd Fleet, departed for an independent seven-month journey to the
US Navy’s USS Ross (DDG 71) departed Istanbul, Turkey on schedule, and continued its deployment within the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet area of operations Nov. 13, 2014. Prior to the port visit, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer had operated in the Black Sea with the Romanian navy. The bilat
Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) began a six-month test of two new ASTM International D3240 certified jet fuel-free water detection systems aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 4. ASTM International is an independent organization that sets international standards for
An incident took place yesterday involving three U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), which is on a scheduled port visit to Istanbul, Turkey. The incident, which was recorded on video and posted to the internet, shows approximately 20 indi
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) welcomed guests from Okinawa, Japan, during a distinguished visitor embark Nov. 11. Leaders from the U.S. Air Force spent Veterans Day learning about aircraft and ship operations aboard a forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Capt. Greg F
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) toss the killer tomato into the water in preparation for a live-fire weapons exercise. Mitscher is participating in the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world’s navies par
Military air operations typically rely on large, manned, robust aircraft, but such missions put these expensive assets—and their pilots—at risk. While small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can reduce or eliminate such risks, they lack the speed, range and endurance of larger aircraft. These compleme
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Sailors aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) during a scheduled port visit in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 11. While in Istanbul the SECNAV met with the crew to thank them for a job well done on the ship’s first patrol as a forward-deployed BMD ship. The SECNAV emphasized that
As the sun sets on USS George H.W. Bush’s (CVN 77) current deployment, it also sets on the illustrious career of the EA-6B Prowler with the US Navy. The jet is retiring after 42 years of service, and this deployment aboard the Bush is its last. The Prowler will be replaced by the EA-18G Growler, [&h
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducted visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training with Sailors aboard the Yemeni Coast Guard patrol vessel Sana’a, during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX), Nov. 8. IMCMEX, organized and
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) conducted visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the royal navy amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark (L15), as part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX), Nov. 10. IMCMEX, orga
The guided missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) will conclude 25 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony Nov. 12 at Naval Station Everett. Several former crew members, plankowners, friends and family are expected to attend. Former Secretary of Defense Robert D. Gates is scheduled t
US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) reached the end of one journey and began a new one on November 5. For the first time in over a year the American flag was raised on the ship’s mast. Stennis was ready to return to sea, the last phase of her docking planned [&hellip
