The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reiterated the Authority’s readiness to partner with the Nigerian Navy to ensure safe navigation on the country’s territorial waters. Speaking during the courtesy visit of the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ibok I
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) began their second semester of Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) classes Jan. 28. More than 300 Sailors enrolled in NCPACE to further their educational goals and earn college credits while deployed
Inspectors from the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) were welcomed by the staff of Battleship Wisconsin (BB 64) prior to conducting a survey as part of a volunteer community relations project Jan. 25 in downtown Norfolk. After a storied history beginning in World War II, the battleship receiv
Guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) concluded 29 years of service to the Navy during a decommissioning ceremony Jan. 25 at Naval Base San Diego. The ceremony was attended by nine former Curts commanding officers, several former crewmembers as well as grandchildren of the ship’s namesake, Adm.
The U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain visited aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf Jan. 23-24. Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski and his wife Bonnie were accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain Alberto Vecchi and French Ambassador to Bahra
Following a nine-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on January 26 marking the successful conclusion of her maiden Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) deployment. The ship departed last April for the U.S. 6th Fleet a
Booz Allen Hamilton announced it has won three contracts—with a combined value of more than $95 million—from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). Booz Allen has a long history of supporting the U.S. Navy by bringing the latest strategy and technology solutions to help Navy operating
The U.S. Navy and Timorese Navy commenced the first Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste exercise Jan. 25, with an opening ceremony held at Port Hera Navy Base. U.S. Ambassador Judith Fergin and Col. Falur Rate Laek, Chief of Staff of the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL),
Sales Division aboard amphibious landing dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) received the “Best Ship of Class Ship Store Sales and Service Award” for fiscal year 2011, Jan. 22. New York achieved the highest cumulative score based on their supply management certification (SMC) and customer satisfaction s
Huntington Ingalls Industries celebrated significant progress on January 26 as the 555-metric ton island was lowered onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The island will serve as the command center for flight dec
Friends and families of the crew from the USS La Jolla (SSN 701) gathered at the submarine piers to welcome back the Los Angeles-class submarine as she returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific region, Jan. 25. “We were fortunate enough
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released the following statement Jan. 24 on the Women in Service Review. “I fully support Secretary Panetta’s decision to rescind the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule, which removes barriers preventing women Sailors and Marines from reaching th
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $43.8 million worth modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract for the production of fiscal 2013 Multi-Mission Signal Processor equipment, Ballistic Missile Defense equipment and associated spare
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that they will produce a variation of the Knifefish UUV for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Knifefish is a specialized Bluefin-21 UUV that is being developed for the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Under
