The US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is scheduled to return to its homeport in Wilmington today, Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. During this patrol, Diligence performed a diverse range of Coast Guard missions throughout the Western and Southern Caribbean which included searc
Her Majesty New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Te Kaha, (TEK) New-Zealand’s first ANZAC class frigate, to be engaged in Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), was recently in Seychelles to work with the Seychelles Coast Guard, (SCG). This was part of the Task Force Maritime Security Operations training to constan
Royal Navy’s Plymouth-based frigate HMS Portland gave youngsters from a Cornish school a special treat when they were given a taste of life on a warship. The six and seven-year-olds were given the chance of a lifetime to learn about the life of sailors on board an operational warship and learn about
US Marines assigned to Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, conduct splash and recovery operations during a certification exercise. The operation was conducted in the Atlantic Ocean on June 21. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and the Kearsarge Amphibious R
US Navy’s USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1), operated by the Military Sealift Command, departed Panama City, Florida, upon the completion of Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) period one from June 14 – 22. The FLEX Campaign portion of SPS-JHSV-15 examined the composition, transport, deployment and employment of mis
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle patrolling with the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East region has seized another 581kg of illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of approximately $520 million. The half-tonne heroin haul is Newcastle’s fifth in two months and comes on t
The guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) is scheduled to return June 25 from a 250-day independent deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. While deployed to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleets, the ship and crew of more than 300 Sailors, assigned to Destroyer Squadron Two One (DESRON) 2
On Thursday 18 June 2015, officers and sailors from Operation Atalanta flagship, ESPS Galicia, were invited to attend the Seychelles National Day celebrations. EU Naval Force attendees included the Force Commander; Rear Admiral Gómez Fernández de Córdoba and 12 of the ship’s crew. The ceremony inclu
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the Romanian Navy corvette Admiral Eustatiu Sebastian (F-264)in the Black Sea, June 22-23. The exercises are aimed at improving maritime capabilities and reassuring our NATO alli
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) arrived at Busan for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific, June 23. With a crew of approximately 165, Michigan will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. USS Mic
The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet ships, under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), are on a two month long operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean. As part of the deployment, two of the Indian warships, INS
The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) successfully completed the Mobility Damage Control Warfare (MOB-D) assessment, June 12. Afloat Training Group (ATG) Pacific assessed the New Orleans’ proficiency in responding to casualties and keeping the ship afloat in simulated emergency
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that HMS Enterprise will replace HMS Bulwark in support of the EU mission to tackle the migration in the Mediterranean. HMS Bulwark deployed at short notice on 5 May with the immediate mandate to save lives. During her deployment she has saved more than 3,000
The European Council yesterday launched the EU naval operation against human smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean called “EUNAVFOR Med”. Its mission is to identify, capture and dispose of vessels and enabling assets used or suspected of being used by migrant smugglers or traffickers. EU Hi
