The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) rendered assistance to the crew of a burning fishing vessel on Aug. 28. Higgins spotted the vessel on the horizon and proceeded to its location to render assistance. Upon arrival, Higgins found the fishing vessel engulfed in flame
Sailors and Marines packed the aft mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 29, to honor and remember fellow service members, past and present, during a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution’s passage, which marked the beginning of the
The Gold crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) conducted a change of ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Aug. 28. Capt. Gustavo Gutierrez, from Miami, Florida, relieved Capt. Benjamin Pearson III, from Gig Harbor, Washington, and assumed the duties and responsibil
HMS Queen Elizabeth Fires Up Its Long Range Radar The crew of Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth flashed up the new carrier’s long range radar as part of ongoing preparations to ready the leviathan for sea next year. Australia to Demonstrate Amphibious Skills Australia’s newest military capability, th
Two Indian Naval Warships, INS Betwa and INS Beas, sailed into the port of Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran, today. During their five day stay in Iran, the ships are scheduled to undertake various professional interactions with their counterparts in the Iranian Navy, including exercises at sea. INS Betwa and IN
During the week of July 6, engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) in Philadelphia, US, championed the installation and testing on the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) of a prototype electronics grounding unit (EGU). The EGU is designed to actively monitor a
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) will enter the Black Sea, Aug. 28, 2015, to promote peace and stability in the region. The ship’s operations in the Black Sea are meant to enhance maritime security and stability, readiness, and naval capability with the
The Sri Lanka Navy rescued six local fishermen onboard a multi-day fishing trawler “Suranga” drifting 405 km (225 nautical miles) East of Trincomalee due to an engine failure. Promptly responding to the request made by Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the Sri Lanka Navy dispatched Sri
Electric Boat Corp. is being awarded a $30,5 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the continued procurement of integrated tube and hull E-fixtures in support of the Ohio Replacement Program common missile compartment. This contract will combine purchases for the Navy (50 percent
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) conducted an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) with U.S. Coast Guard’s 14th District, Aug. 5 – 21, in the Western Pacific Ocean. OMSI is a maritime security operation designed to enhance maritime domain awareness, increas
Maritime forces from 11 maritime nations will begin the U.S.-Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise Sea Breeze 2015 in Odessa, Ukraine, and the Black Sea, Aug. 31. Sea Breeze, now in its 14th iteration, is an annual exercise held in the Black Sea which seeks to enhance interoperability an
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Haifa, Israel, July 30, 2015 after a scheduled port visit. Porter’s presence in Haifa reaffirms the United States’ commitment to strengthening ties with allies and partners, while working toward mutual goals of promoting p
The crew of Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth flashed up the new carrier’s long range radar as part of ongoing preparations to ready the leviathan for sea next year. The S1850M radar – the same as those fitted to Type 45 destroyers – is a large black slab (over eight tonnes, 32 square metres) sitting
Commander-In-Chief of Israeli Navy, Vice Admiral Ram Rutberg, is on an official visit to India from 24 to 27 August. The Vice Admiral Ram Rutberg called on Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command 25 August. He toured the Indian Naval Ship Kolkata, an indigenou
