Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced Dec. 28 that the commander of NETC visited the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Keesler Air Force Base to see firsthand how the learning site has successfully implemented a Virtual Desktop Initiative (VDI). Rear Adm. Don
Dec. 27 marks 22 years since LCDR Darlene Iskra reported for duty aboard USS Opportune (ARS-41). She would later become the first female commanding officer of a U.S. Navy warship when she assumed responsibility as the ship’s CO. Today, we recognize CDR (Ret.) Iskra’s accomplishments during her 21 ye
All 22 hostages from the MV Iceberg 1 have now been released from pirate captivity. They had been held since the Iceberg 1 was pirated on 29 March 2010, a period of two years and nine months. The former hostages are now recovering from their ordeal and are receiving food and medical care. On 21 [&he
Sri Lanka Navy is continuing relief assistance to the areas affected by prevailing inclement weather conditions. Three flood relief teams have been deployed to assist people in the areas of Kiran in the Batticaloa District and Thimbiriyaya in the Trincomalee District. Two flood relief teams are on s
Naval craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 27 Indian fishermen and 4 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in the Sri Lankan waters East of Mullaithivu on 23rd December 2012. They were brought to Trincomalee Harbour and handed over to the Police for legal action. SLN vessels and craft
A vessel’s crew hijacked almost three years ago by Somali pirates has been freed, says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). After 1000 days in captivity the 22 remaining crew of the MV Iceberg 1 were freed as a result of a two-week operation by the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) in Ga
Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 3 held a change of command ceremony in the forecastle of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), Dec. 20. Capt. Shawn Lobree relieved Capt. Mark Sakaguchi as commodore. Sakaguchi will report next as commander, Afloat Training Group Pacific in San Diego. The cere
HMS Blyth, one of the Royal Navy’s advanced Sandown-Class mine hunters, received an emotional welcomed home from families, friends and loved-ones, when the vessel and its 37-strong crew returned to HM Naval Base Clyde from a six-month NATO deployment. Home in time for Christmas and sporting Santa ha
Chinese and Australian naval officers shared their experiences in the conduct of counter-piracy operations in the Middle East Area of Operations at a roundtable meeting on thursday. Rear Admiral Zhou Xu-Ming Commander of the Chinese Naval Task Group and the commanding officers of three visiting Peop
Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond returned home to Portsmouth on today (December 21) from a successful maiden deployment to the Middle East.The new Type 45 destroyer sailed more than 31,000 miles on security and counter-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Gulf. HMS Diamond left
During the night of 12 December, EU Naval Force flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez conducted her first World Food Programme (WFP) escort as part of the EU’s counter piracy mission – Operation Atalanta. ESPS Méndez Núnez escorted MV Canarsie Princess along the Somali coastline to ensure the food aid she was
For the sixth time the Royal Navy has handed over the reins of a task force clamping down on piracy and terrorism in the Middle East. Two dozen sailors and Royal Marines, led by Commodore Bob Tarrant, have directed the operations of Combined Task Force 150 in the Indian Ocean for the past four month
Supply Department’s food service division (S-2) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) gave the crew a taste of home by serving a holiday meal Dec. 19. More than 5,000 Sailors gathered to feast on approximately 7,000 pounds of food, ranging from steamed chipped beef an
Attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) and her crew of 13 officers and 120 enlisted personnel arrived Dec. 16 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. While at the shipyard, Topeka will complete various maintenance work and several system upgrades. Topeka is the third ship of the United States Navy named for th
