The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans departed Mayport, Florida, to begin composite training unit exercise, Sept. 5. The Sullivans joined the remainder of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) to conduct COMPTUEX, which tests HSTCSG’s ability to effectively react to real-world s
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) flexed its self-defense capabilities against four simulated fast inshore attack craft during composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Sept. 2. Bulkeley’s crew, the “Wolfpack”, led by Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jesse Espe, is underway for a monthlo
Last week, Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) participated in the air defense and electronic warfare exercise DYNAMIC GUARD. After several weeks of planning, ships from Germany, Spain and Turkey set sail to conduct a demanding program in the Gulf of Cadiz at the Spanish Atlantic Coast. Accompa
The USS Carney (DDG 64) departed her homeport of Mayport, Florida, Sept. 6 on her way to Rota, Spain, as the final of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to be forward deployed to Spain. To enhance the security of the European region, Carney will join USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Ros
HMAS Newcastle is heading home to Sydney after a successful deployment to the Middle East region, where she seized the second-biggest illegal drug haul in Combined Maritime Forces history. The Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate was deployed as part of Operation MANITOU, Australia’s contrib
Indian Navy has sent its guided missile frigate INS Trikand to take part in Exercise KONKAN 2015. In order to strengthen ties between the United Kingdom and India, INS Trikand is visiting Devonport, Portsmouth and London. The scheduled visits will conclude on September 18. During its stay in Devonpo
US Navy’s forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) held a change of command ceremony Sept. 1. Cmdr. Amy Graham relieved Cmdr. Hans De For as Curtis Wilbur’s commanding officer during a ceremony on board Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. While De Fo
On Thursday 3 September ESPS Galicia conducted maritime training with the Seychelles Maritime Police. The training allowed the Spanish Crew and the Seychelles Maritime Police to practice man-over-board drills, navigation safety briefs and mooring practices using the Spanish warship’s rigid-hulled in
Lockheed Martin has received another contract to continue the modernization program of Aegis hardware and software onboard US Navy vessels. In the next phase of integrating the Aegis Combat System on the US Navy’s fleet, Lockheed Martin has won a ten-year contract that will, with options, have the p
Members of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and Ukrainian naval ship Hetman Sahaydachniy (U-130) conducted visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) and damage control training during exercise Sea Breeze 2015, Sept. 4, 2015. Sea Breeze is an annual multination
After two years at the helm, Rear Adm. Phillip G. Sawyer turned over duties as commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), and commander of Task Force 134, to Rear Adm. Frederick J. “Fritz” Roegge in a ceremony at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 3. Having a
The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has completed the factory acceptance tests and the delivery of twelve sets of navigation radars for the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates. The scope of on-board systems covers X-/ and S-Band radars with high-performance detection capab
Twelve U.S. midshipmen learned what it takes to operate at sea aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), July 22 to Aug. 12. A midshipman’s summer cruise is an opportunity for the future officers to step out of the classrooms and into the active-duty Navy to l
Spanish Navy’s frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón (F-102) has just set sail from Ferrol, Spain to take part in a ballistic missile defense (BMD) exercise along with a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer off the western coast of Scotland. The F-102 is the second Alvaro de Bazán-class frigate equipped
