Honduran naval authorities have seized nearly three tons of cocaine packed inside a submarine off the country’s Caribbean coast… By Ayinde O. Chase (allheadlinenews) [mappress] Source: allheadlinenews, July 18, 2011;
The nuclear-powered aircraft carriers USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) crossed paths in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast July 14. Enterprise, on its way home from a regularly-scheduled seven-month deployment to the 6th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility, had just
The Commander of U.S. Central Command, accompanied the Sailors of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as it transited the Strait of Hormuz, July 15. Marine Gen. James N. Mattis embarked the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, visited with crewmembers and expressed his appr
More than 5,500 Sailors and Marines serving in the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG) arrived in Norfolk July 15, returning from a six-month deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Sea. USS Enterprise (CVN 65), along with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Carrier St
Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division announced July 14 that they have successfully designed and integrated a fire control system upgrade aboard the Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Sydney, culminating a four-year effort for the RAN to launch standard missiles (SM-2) fr
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) departed Guatemala, July 11, after 10 days of medical, dental and veterinary care, engineering support and subject matter expert exchanges. Comfort’s crew manned three medical and two engineering sites s
The Navy released a message announcing revisions to the sea/shore flow for enlisted career paths July 12. NAVADMIN 201/11 provides the Fleet with the updated sea shore flow for every rating. Thirty-six ratings will see an increase in sea time, and 18 will now be classified as sea intensive. Sailors
The guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) pulled into Turku, Finland, making her second Baltic Sea port visit during her current deployment July 11. Carr visits Turku following an eight-day transit from St. Petersburg, Russia. Carr’s Sailors strengthened the U.S.-Russia bond between the during a
The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier is scheduled to return to Norfolk Naval Station on Friday after completing a six-month deployment in the… By Hugh Lessig (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, July 13, 2011;
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) reached the quarter mark for a scheduled dry-dock planned incremental availability (DPIA) for maintenance July 6. Rear Adm. Ted Branch, commander, Naval Forces Atlantic; Rear Adm. Joseph Campbell, commander, Norfolk Naval Ship Yard; Rear Adm. Herman Shelanski, commander,
The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) will visit Sydney, July 4, for a port visit before participating in Talisman Sabre 2011, a joint-exercise with the Royal Australian Navy. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial
The commander of U.S. 6th Fleet visited guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) June 25 when the ship was anchored outside the Mahon Harbor in Menorca, Spain. Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, also participated in a wreath-laying memorial ceremony in Menorca June 26. After
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $12,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine pla
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura M. Napier, daughter of Patricia and Dolliver Napier of Mansfield, and a crew of about 370 sailors homepor… (mansfieldnewsjournal) [mappress] Source: mansfieldnewsjournal, July 4, 2011;
