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US Navy fields new Mark VI patrol boats
Article by: Peter Ong The US Navy’s Coastal Riverine Forces (CRF) – comprised of two Coastal Riverine Groups based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Imperial Beach, California – received delivery of its first new Mark VI patrol boat in 2014. Built by SafeBoats International in Bremerton, Washington,
Japan-based carrier USS Ronald Reagan deploys for Indo-Pacific ops
The US Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) got underway from Yokosuka, Japan, on May 22, to start a deployment to the Indo-Pacific. The carrier deployed with supporting Commander Task Force 70 units for routine operations in the region. “Forward presence truly matters
US guided-missile submarine Michigan returns from 30-month deployment
US Navy’s Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) returned home to the Pacific Northwest on May 13, after spending almost three years forward-deployed in the Western Pacific. Since its departure in December 2016, Michigan was forward-deployed to Guam, where it conducted surveilla
Canada, France achieve supersonic firsts during missile defense drill off Scotland
The 9-nation live-fire integrated air and missile defense exercise Formidable Shield 2019 concluded at the UK defense ministry’s Hebrides Range off Scotland on May 19. The US-led drill helped allies hone interoperability in defending against missiles but it also saw Canadian and French Navy ships ac
HMS Albion deploys for Baltic Sea task group deployment
Royal Navy amphibious transport dock HMS Albion has deployed to the Baltic Sea where it will lead a multinational task group as part of a UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). All three service branches of the UK armed forces will take part in the first JEF maritime deployment, which started as HM
John C. Stennis strike group destroyers return to San Diego
US Navy guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to their San Diego homeport after operations with the John C. Stennis carrier strike group in the Asia Pacific and Middle East. The destroyers, including detachments from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron
USS Abraham Lincoln links up with USS Kearsarge in Arabian Sea
Two US Navy groups operate in US 5th Fleet AOP in show of force amid Iran tensions.
USS John C. Stennis wraps up 7-month deployment, arrives in Norfolk
US Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis arrived in Norfolk on May 16, concluding a seven-month deployment which started from Bremerton, Washington. Nearly 5,000 sailors of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, led by Capt. Randy Peck, are now in Virginia, after deploying in October of last year. CSG-3,
Repairs of sunken Norwegian frigate would cost well over $1B, inquiry finds
The undertaking would cost almost three times as much as it cost to buy the ship in 2000.
Another German submarine runs aground in Norwegian waters
The German Navy’s newest Type 212 submarine, the U36, reportedly came into contact with the sea bottom as it was departing the Royal Norwegian Navy base Haakonsvern. German news site Der Spiegel first reported the accident, citing navy officials. Video footage of the damage is currently being assess
USS John C. Stennis arriving at new homeport in Norfolk
US Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) got underway from Mayport, Florida, on May 14 after embarking over 1000 family members and friends for a tiger cruise. The tiger cruise allows family members and friends to experience life at sea with their sailors. It also marks the last phase o
Future HMNZS Manawanui arrives in New Zealand after 46-day voyage from Norway
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s diving support and hydrographic survey vessel has arrived in New Zealand after a 46-day voyage from Norway. The former offshore support vessel MV Edda Fonn underwent conversion work in Denmark before heading for Wellington, via Panama. Future HMNZS Manawanui will officia
German corvette deploying for Lebanon mission
German Navy corvette FGS Ludwigshafen am Rhein and her crew of 64 will depart naval base Warnemünde on May 17 to start an eight-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The corvette will support the maritime task force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, currently led by the Brazilian
Spanish frigate breaks off from US carrier strike group heading for Strait of Hormuz
Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Mendez Nunes broke off from the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group (CSG) as it headed for the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tension between the US and Iran. The Spanish frigate’s withdrawal from the carrier strike group was first reporte