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UK: ‘Eyes of the Fleet’ Join Forces
The two ‘eyes of the Fleet’ – a Type 45 destroyer and an airborne surveillance Sea King – have joined forces for the first time. The Sea King Mk7 – which has proven itself in times of war in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq – from 854 Naval Air Squadron worked with new destroyer HMS Diamond […]
USS Nimitz Completes Joint Task Force Exercise
USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 successfully completed Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) Nov. 12. JTFEX is designed to test a strike group’s ability to operate in hostile and complex environments with other U.S. and coalition forces. The inte
UK: HMS Pembroke’s Company Take Part in Remembrance Parade
Gale force winds and high seas could not deter the Ship’s Company of HMS Pembroke from remembering. HMS Pembroke was forced to seek shelter in Campbeltown as the tail end of Super-storm Sandy hit the West Coast of Scotland. The weather may have been miserable but spirits were not as MCM1 Crew 8 part
Russian Navy Task Groups Heading for Gulf of Aden
Task groups of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and Pacific Fleet (PF) keep on accomplishing tasks at assigned regions in accordance… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 14, 2012; Image: Flot
JAPAN: Aquarius MRE System for Naval Ships
Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) released today further details of its modified version of the Aquarius MRE System for use on naval and coast guard ships. This modified system will use EMP’s patent pending EnergySail technology to form an array of devices able to harness renewable energy on these typ
EU NAVFOR Force, NATO Commanders Meet at Sea
On 10th November, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, met with the Commander of NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield, Rear Admiral Ben Bekkering, on board the NATO flagship, HNLMS Rotterdam. The two Force Commanders discussed the issue of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali bas
Russia to React Harshly on US Warships Next to Its Coast, Vice Premier Says
Possible deployment of American warships equipped with Aegis-type missile defense systems next to Russian coast will … [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 14, 2012
Sailors from HMS Bulwark Honour British War Dead in Corfu
Sailors from the nation’s flagship honoured 29 British dead – most of them Royal Navy and Royal Marines – when HMS Bulwark visited Corfu. The British Cemetery on the island is the last resting place of personnel from both world wars, plus a dozen sailors killed when the ships hit mines in 1946 in th
USA: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Celebrate 237th Marine Corps Birthday
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) celebrated the 237th Marine Corps birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony, Nov. 9. Marines of Wounded Warrior Battalion-East Portsmouth Detachment and Marine Liaison Detachment-Portsmouth led the event. About 60 Marines and NMCP staff attended the traditional Mar
HMS Protector Maps British Overseas Territory
SURVEY ship HMS Protector has visited the remote island of Tristan da Cunha to conduct the first systematic survey of the British Overseas Territory since the 1970s. The only survey to have been taken using modern techniques, the Portsmouth-based ship used her motorboat, James Caird IV, and onboard
First RN Lynx Helicopter Joins French Frigate on Counter-Piracy Deployment
THE first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter to join a French frigate on a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon. As part of the initiative for the UK and French armed forces to work more closely together, the Lynx Mark 8 aircraft from Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton will
IONIEX-2012 Joint Russian-Italian Naval Exercise Finished
Participants of the IONIEX-2012 joint Russian-Italian naval exercise, namely Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy, BSF seagoing… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 13, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
US Navy to Track ITEMPO Reporting
The Navy has reestablished a formal Individual Personnel Tempo (ITEMPO) Program Management Office to administer the program, train commands and provide assistance to the Fleet with compliance, according to a message released, Nov. 9. The term ITEMPO means the amount of time Sailors are engaged in th
Russia: Navy Deploys Antipiracy Task Units
Russian Navy command deploys two task units of Pacific Fleet (PF) and Black Sea Fleet (BSF) in order to accomplish combat… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 12, 2012