Cmdr. Jason Pittman relieved Cmdr. Jeffrey Lamphear as commanding officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Helena (SSN 725) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, June 15. Guest speaker was Capt. Blake Converse, chief of staff, Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic. Und
Sailors from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) kicked off the KSGARG/MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) in the waters east of of the United States June 13. The KSGARG comprises Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4, 26th MEU, amphibious ass
Canadian Navy’s HMCS Whitehorse responded to a request for assistance from Amora Mia, a 75-foot pleasure vessel, which had reported an engine room fire at approximately 1 p.m. on June 10, 2015. When HMCS Whitehorse arrived, the fire had been extinguished but the vessel was adrift with no propulsion.
The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offloaded 328 kilograms of cocaine and 3,100 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated wholesale value of $13.7 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida, Friday. On May 22, crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear and Coast Guard Cutter Vigi
The officers and crew of US Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 3 held a change of command ceremony on board Naval Base San Diego, June 11. During the ceremony, Capt. Keith A. Knutsen relieved Capt. Edmund B. Hernandez as MCMRON 3 commander. The guest speaker for the event was Vice Adm. Th
The officers and crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) held a change of command ceremony on board Naval Base San Diego, June 11. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Gill McCarthy relieved Cmdr. James Harney as commanding officer. The guest speaker for the event was Capt. Paul H. Hogue, Co
The Sailors and Marines of Commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) returned to Norfolk, Virginia, May 15, following a 12-day at-sea PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) off the coast of North Carolina. During the nearly two-week underway period
The officers and crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) held a change-of-command ceremony on board Naval Base San Diego, June 11. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Walter Mainor relieved Cmdr. Chanden Langhofer as commanding officer. Langhofer assumed command of William P. L
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Colon, Panama, on June 9 after completing an eight-day mission stop in support of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15). CP-15 mission personnel worked alongside volunteers from Panama’s Ministry of Health, government and medical p
The “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island June 4 after a nearly 10-month deployment in support of U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. VAQ-139 arrived home after participating in exercise Valiant Shield, Operation Inherent Resolve and co
The crew of Royal Navy’s HMS Argyll has been rewarded for their excellence while on counter-drugs patrol in the Caribbean. Commodore Paul Halton, who commands the Devonport-based fleet of ships and submarines, visited HMS Argyll at HM Naval Base Devonport for an award ceremony recognising the many s
June 4 marked a thrilling day for US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the vessel sailed into its homeport at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego. The image shows the vessel entering port as Sailors man the rails. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed a deployment to
Sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) completed a massive 10-day firearms qualification course June 2. More than 150 Sailors attended the small-arms fire courses held by shipboard gunner’s mates. The training course consisted of an eight-hour classroom session in ad
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducted an on-load of an estimated 3.9 million pounds of ordnance, June 1-3, preparing the ship for upcoming work-up cycles and follow-on deployment. MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 transferred
