Sailors on board Royal Navy ship HMS Echo are continuing their efforts to narrow down the area in the Indian Ocean where ‘pings’, thought to be from missing flight MH370’s black box, have been detected. The commanding officer of the hydrographic survey ship said they were using their specialist eq
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in Plymouth, England for a scheduled port visit, April 12. The port visit is designed to continue U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa’s efforts to strengthen maritime partnerships with European nations in order to enhance regio
The commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) passed forward his duties April 10, in a time-honored change of command ceremony at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Cmdr. Michael Beckette relieved Cmdr. James “Ted” O’Harrah. O’Harrah
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser of the U.S. Navy USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Osaka, Japan for a scheduled port visit on April 10. The visit is designed to strengthen maritime partnerships with Japan and to enhance community relations with the city of Osaka. “This isn’t just a port vi
Ukrainian naval fleet is leaving Crimea, Colonel General Mykhaylo Koval, Acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said during briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Friday, April 11. “This is our fleet and it sails to our coasts. We have arrangements with Russian party about evacuation o
Image of the Day: Artist Rendering of Electromagnetic Railgun aboard USNS Millinocket The Office of Naval Research-founded electromagnetic railgun, which is installed aboard the joint high-speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3), shown by an artist rendering. A long range weapon, railgun, can launch
USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) was presented the 2013 Omaha Trophy, by Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Adm. Cecil D. Haney, during a ceremony at the Puget Sound Navy Museum, Bremerton Wash., April 11. The Omaha Trophy is awarded annually to USSTRATCOM units who demonstrate the highest stan
Headlines exclaim how 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has changed the way products are envisioned and created on a global scale. But what someone might not know is how additive manufacturing is helping Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) innovate and improve its ability to support the U
Representatives from Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme and eight allied navies established common modernization and sustainment procedures for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) April 7 in Port Hueneme, Calif. The procedures reflect a unified strategic plan that enhances ship readin
Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) participated in a community relations (COMREL) project, April 7, during a port visit to Haifa, Israel. Ramage Sailors volunteered at the Melav Retiree Center and Shelter in the Neve David neighborhood of Haifa, where they painted the
The Australian Chief Coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Centre, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston (Ret’d), said an initial assessment of the possible signal detected by a RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft yesterday afternoon has been determined as not related to an aircraft underwater locator beacon
The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) on April 12, during a ceremony at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. The lead ship and class are named in honor of former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr., who served as the 19th C
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the 4th Fleet area of operations, April 10. The ship is expected to play an integral part in the counter-transnational organized crime (C-TOC) mission Operation Martillo (Spa
The United States Navy finalized 159 critical specifications for the nation’s next generation ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), the Ohio Replacement, on March 28. These specifications, in conjunction with the final ship length, translate the Navy’s SSBN requirements to guide engineering and desi
