Possible deployment of American warships equipped with Aegis-type missile defense systems next to Russian coast will … [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 14, 2012
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) celebrated the 237th Marine Corps birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony, Nov. 9. Marines of Wounded Warrior Battalion-East Portsmouth Detachment and Marine Liaison Detachment-Portsmouth led the event. About 60 Marines and NMCP staff attended the traditional Mar
The Navy has reestablished a formal Individual Personnel Tempo (ITEMPO) Program Management Office to administer the program, train commands and provide assistance to the Fleet with compliance, according to a message released, Nov. 9. The term ITEMPO means the amount of time Sailors are engaged in th
As Sailors and their families get ready for the upcoming holiday season, the leadership of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) kicked off a safe driving campaign with the construction of a powerful display on the pier near the ship, Nov. 6. Personnel from Makin Island’s Safety depar
Royal Saudi Naval Force members, in conjunction with, the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) toured the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC), Nov. 7. The visiting group consisted of seven naval officers from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who tou
The commanding officer and several crew members of USS Dallas (SSN 700) are participating in a namesake city visit to the Lone Star State, Nov. 8 – 12. USS Dallas Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Jack Houdeshell; the Chief of the Boat, Senior Chief Fire Control Technician (SS) W.D. Williams; Sonar Technici
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from a regularly scheduled deployment Nov. 8. Boise, commanded by Cmdr. Brian Sittlow, returned from the European Command Area of Responsibility where it executed the nation’s maritime strategy in supporting
Sailors and maritime professionals from eight nations wrapped up Exercise Cutlass Express 2012-2 (CE12-2) after a week of multinational maritime events in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden, Nov. 1-8. This year’s exercise took place at sea in the vicinity of Djibouti, Djibouti; Port Louis, Mauritius
Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Anchorage (LPD 23) visited Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Nov. 6. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship was in port for logistic support including 150,000 gallons of fuel. “We’re here to support ships any way we can,” said Chief Boatswain’s Mate Berna
GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a contract worth more than $10 million with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) of Pascagoula, Miss., to provide an auxiliary propulsion system (APS) for the future USS Tripoli (LHA-7), which is the U.S. Navy’s latest large-deck amphibious assault ship. This
More than 5,500 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG) arrived in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 4 following a seven-and-a-half-month deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Seas. USS Enterprise’s return to Norfolk marks the 25th and final homecom
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 5, for a scheduled six-month deployment in the Western Pacific region. Jacksonville’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Nate Sukols, said of the 115 enlisted and 16 officers aboard, this is the f
Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) continued readying the ship for the upcoming NCAA Navy-Marine Corps Classic as construction work continued on the flight deck basketball court Nov. 3. The Classic will be played aboard Bataan, currently in port at Naval Stati
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday, November 5, that the amphibious transport dock Arlington (LPD 24) returned from successful U.S. Navy acceptance sea trials on Friday. The company’s eighth ship in the LPD 17 class returned to Pascagoula following three days of at-sea demonstrations
