Since sailing in January her ship’s company have paved the way for future Type 45 operations with a busy and demanding six and a half month deployment. Daring’s Commanding Officer, Captain Guy Robinson, said: “This has been a most rewarding deployment where we have been able to explore Daring’s capa
A crowd of happy loved ones gathered on the jetty at HM Naval Base Devonport, including five fiancées who accepted proposals of marriage while the Trafalgar class submarine was on operations thousands of miles from home. The crowd waved and cheered and held home-made greetings banners aloft as the s
Deployed Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) concluded a four-day port visit in Valletta, Malta, July 23. The visit allowed Cape St. George Sailors to unwind after more than six months in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) supporting O
RFA Lyme Bay, the fifth ship to have a multi-million pound refit as part of the Cluster contract at A&P Falmouth, has arrived in the port for work to begin. She returned to Falmouth after three years in the Gulf supporting coalition operations. The major refits, carried out every five years, have be
The Royal Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, sailed in to her new home at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth yesterday. The ship’s arrival at her new base brings Defender a step closer to her first deployment. She will now undergo sea trials before being declared ready for operations in
The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109)hosted children from the Zhemchuzhinka orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, July 21. During the visit, the children were able to get a first-hand look at various spaces, including the ship’s navigation bridge. Ensign Julia Kranz led the tour and said i
The multinational Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12) concluded with a closing ceremony at the Odessa Officer’s Club in Odessa, Ukraine, July 21. This year’s exercise was the 15th iteration of Sea Breeze and many participants are calling this the exercise’s most successful year to date. “This year we ha
On July 17, the Commander of the Chinese task force operating in the Gulf of Aden met with EU Naval Force – Operation Atalanta Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis on board FS Marne. Additionally to the international Counter piracy forces, EU Naval Force Atalanta, NATO and Combined Task Force 151 (CT
The Blue Crew of High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) exchanged command with Swift’s Gold Crew during a port visit to Naples, Italy, in preparation for its upcoming Africa Partnership Station (APS) West 2012 deployment, July 23. Swift’s Blue Crew completed a nearly four month deployment that brought them
Calmer waters seem to be on the horizon as the threat from Somali pirates is withering, NATO’s counter-piracy commander said, warning that the international forces shouldn’t lower their guard before the threat is completely removed. Speaking in figures, in the first half of 2012 the number of Somali
On 18 July the Force Commanders of the three international Counter-Piracy task forces, the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151; operated by the Combined Maritime Forces – CMF) met on board the NATO flagshi
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 departed Antalya, Turkey, July 22, following a scheduled port visit. The visit provided Sailors the opportunity to experience the Turkish culture and traditions, take tours of the
Multinational divers conducted a combined diving demonstration during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12) at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base, July 19. Divers demonstrated the proper use of diving equipment and safety techniques, while promoting positive relations between the participating countries. “W
The maritime environment has changed significantly in recent years, due to piracy and terrorism, climate change and environmental protection, and the offshore sector. Global trading of goods continues to grow, and 90% of it is carried by sea, so security of the overall global maritime logistic chain
