The “Tophatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 held a change of command ceremony March 20 at Naval Air Station Lemoore. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Corey L. Pritchard relieved Cmdr. Tommy F. Locke as commander of VFA-14. Locke, a native of Umatilla, Florida, is a 1994 graduate of the University
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) was awarded the Battle Effectiveness (Battle “E”) Award for Naval Surface Forces March 17, marking the second consecutive year San Diego has earned the award. San Diego was nominated by Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Five and was selected for
USS Theodore Roosevelt on Its Way to Portsmouth More than 5,000 American sailors are heading for Portsmouth on board the giant aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. USS Curtis Wilbur Ends Sea Trials After EDSRA The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) completed
More than 5,000 American sailors are heading for Portsmouth on board the giant aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The 100,000-tonne ship and her escort – the destroyer Winston S Churchill – will arrive on Sunday for a five-day visit. Portsmouth is the first port of call on the ships’ round-the
NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) recently completed exercises in the Black Sea with ships from the Romanian Navy. SNMG2 is in the Black Sea to reassure allies in the region of the Alliance’s collective defence and to enhance NATO’s maritime force interoperability. Led
March has been a busy month for Jervis Bay and surrounding waters with the bay dotted with frigates HMA Ships Newcastle and Anzac, Mine Hunter HMAS Gascoyne, helicopters and the Navy’s newest ship, Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Canberra. Anzac achieved Unit Readiness in preparation for her Centenary
3PSC LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, received a modification of the previously awarded contract for the operation and maintenance of five US Navy oceanographic survey vessels. The modification is valued at $23,4 million and the work will be performed worldwide, with the conclusion of works expected to be co
Royal Navy’s HMS Clyde recently paid a visit to the isolated island paradise of South Georgia where the winter is fast approaching. Before icebergs, growlers, bergy bits and mountainous seas set in, the patrol ship left her more regular waters around the Falklands and headed out across 860 miles of
Sailors on board HMS Lancaster are scheduled to deploy on a nine-month Atlantic patrol on Saturday. The vessel will leave Portsmouth for the Atlantic patrol where she will take over from HMS Dragon. The ship expects to cover in excess of 30,000 nautical miles and visit up to eighteen different count
Following a 61-day deployment on the Hudson River, US Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay returned to their homeport of Rockland, Maine, on March 17, after conducting icebreaking operations in support of Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters. OP RENEW is the Coast Guard’s region-wide effort to
Vessels participating in Ex Good Hope VI departed from Simon’s Town on Monday, March 9, and made their way toward the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town. Various exercises were conducted en route to integrate all participating forces. The exercise started with the Harbour Phase in Simon’s Tow
Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet engaged in a search for imaginary enemy submarines in the Black Sea. The Navy’s patrol vessel Pytliviy, as well as small anti-submarine ships Suzdalets and Aleksandrovets, together with naval aviation conducted the training. Other vessels involved, Kovrovets (913), Iva
Pakistan Navy and Maritime Security Agency personnel recently had an opportunity to train together and learn from one another during a five day Visit, Board, Search, Seizure (VBSS) training with the US Coast Guard Middle East Training Team in Manama, Bahrain. The Middle East Training Team consists o
The New Zealand Navy’s sealift and amphibious support ship HMNZS Canterbury is being dispatched to support NZDF relief efforts in Vanuatu as it recovers from Tropical Cyclone Pam. Canterbury has an extensive range of capabilities including the ability to land personnel, vehicles and cargo by landing
