Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 helped rescue four people whose plane went missing on a flight from Tinian to Saipan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Oct. 6. HSC-25’s five-person helicopter crew Rescue 10 successfully found the crashed Piper single-engi
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that the amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25) returned from successful U.S. Navy acceptance sea trials on Sept. 20. The company’s ninth ship in the San Antonio (LPD 17) class returned to the company’s Avondale facility following three days of
Launched in early June, Operational Stress Control (OSC) training offers deployed Sailors effective tools to help them cope with stress aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). “The training focuses on individual traits, but more importantly on the unit dynamics [of stress],” said Lt. Cmdr.
Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) responded to a distress call and rescued two injured civilian mariners off the southwest coast of the Republic of Korea, Oct. 8. At approximately 5:20 p.m. (local), Cowpens received a distress call from a Cypriot-flagged civilian container
Operation RENDER SAFE 2013 is on track to begin next month. The mission is a standing Australian Defence Force (ADF) operation to help remove the explosive remnants of war from the South Pacific. This year Solomon Islands is the focus, the task is to continue removing ordnance left behind 68 years a
The Supreme Court of the Seychelles sentenced 11 Somali pirates to prison terms ranging from 18 months to 16 years. The hijackers were apprehended in May last year during an operation undertaken by the frigate HNLMS Van Amstel. Crew members of the HNLMS Van Amstel travelled to the Seychelles to act
Royal Navy frigates and Mine-Hunters are ready to take part in the major multi-national military exercise Joint Warrior. Exercise Joint Warrior is a tri-service exercise held in the spring and autumn of each year. Providing high quality tactical training for the three UK armed forces, as well as vis
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Submarine Force recently honed its operational proficiency during a Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine Exercise (SLMM-Ex) conducted this week off the coast of Kauai at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). SLMM-Ex was designed to demonstrate the capability of a Los Angeles-c
As HMS Dragon patrols the Eastern Mediterranean her Lynx helicopter breathes fire into the sunset sky with a stunning array of decoy flares. One of the Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dragon has arrived back from the Gulf and is now in the Eastern Med, patrolling UK sovereign base areas and ta
The frigate ‘Álvaro de Bazán’ (F-101) departed Ferrol yesterday morning towards Barcelona to relieve the frigate ‘Blas de Lezo’ (F-103) as command ship of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG-2). The SNMG-2 is made up of escorts and logistic ships from different NATO nations. Spanish Navy Rear-a
Royal Navy warship HMS Kent returns home to Portsmouth on Wednesday (Oct 9) from a successful deployment to the Middle East. The Type 23 frigate sailed more than 39,000 miles on security and counter-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and Gulf. HMS Kent left Portsmouth in March
The Nigerian Navy turned over six suspected oil thieves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to the AllAfrica news site. The suspects have been transferred for further investigation and possible prosecution on the grounds of illegal transporting of petroleum products, be
A French military ship has arrived in Plymouth Friday 4 October for a diplomacy visit. The French Naval survey ship FS La Perouse is berthed in HM Naval Base, Devonport, and received a visit from the French consul on arrival this morning. The Royal Navy will give the commanding officer of the ship L
The French Ministry of Defence awarded the contract to modernise the French Navy’s fleet of Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft to Dassault Aviation and Thales. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian signed the contract at a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Thales facility in
