Operations
USS Carr Conducts Last Underway RAS
USS Carr (FFG 52) conducted what is scheduled to be the ship’s last underway replenishment, Aug. 20 before decommissioning in March 2013. Carr is currently deployed to U.S. Fourth Fleet (C4F) area of responsibility in support of Operation Martillo. Carr’s Operations Officer, Lt. Brenda Beznoska, gui
Russia to Build Multipurpose Deep-Sea Test Range
A multipurpose deep-sea test range can be established in Russian waters of the Black Sea, writes online Dni.ru. Its basic purpose will be… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 23, 2012; Image: Russia
US Navy Announces Cost Estimated to Restore USS Miami
The Navy’s revised cost estimate to restore USS Miami (SSN 755) is approximately $450 million, with an estimated date of completion for the repairs of April 30, 2015 officials announced Aug. 22. The estimate includes 10 percent variability due to the unique nature of the repair and the cost impacts
US Navy, BAE Systems Sign USD 78 Million Contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $78 million contract modification to produce canisters for Mk 41 and Mk 57 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) on cruisers and destroyer battleships. This new contract increases the current contract value to $158 million. “BAE Systems has produced the canisters f
Indian Ocean: HMS Sutherland to Banish Pirates
Royal Marines aboard HMS Sutherland have been honing their pirate take-down skills by ‘rapid roping’ from the frigate’s helicopter in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Despite punishing temperatures– at least mid-30s Celsius by day – the Fighting Clan continues the struggle against international terro
BSF Ships Arrive at Novorossiysk, Russia
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) landing ship Novocherkassk representing Russia at 11-th activation of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR)… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 22, 2012
BSF Diesel-Electric Submarine Alrosa Returns to Black Sea After Overhaul
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) diesel-electric submarine Alrosa commanded by Capt 2 Rank Anton Zaitsev started an interfleet cruise from Kronshtadt to homeport Sevastopol… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 22, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
USS Winston S. Churchill Aids Panamanian-Flagged Bulk Carrier M/V Belde
Guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) rendered medical assistance to Panamanian-flagged, bulk carrier M/V Belde, Aug. 20, approximately 110 miles north of Socotra Island, Oman. At approximately 1:10 p.m. local time, Winston S. Churchill responded to a distress call following a c
US Navy Commemorates Women’s Equality Day
Commands are encouraged to celebrate Women’s Equality Day Aug. 26, as announced by NAVADMIN 251/12. Established by Congress in 1971, Women’s Equality Day was designed to commemorate the long struggle of generations of women to gain the right to vote. The observance also calls attention to women’s co
USS Olympia Visits Yokosuka, Japan
Los Angeles class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 20 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 140, Olympia will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the U.S. sub
Landing Ship Novocherkassk Departs Trabzon, Turkey
Representing Russia in the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR), landing ship Novocherkassk on… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 21, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
PP 12 Arrives in Guam
Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12), embarked aboard Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), arrived in Apra Harbor on Aug. 20, as it nears the completion of its nearly five-month deployment on the largest annual humanitarian civic assistance HCA mission in the Asia Pacific. The s
Dock-Landing Ship USS Fort McHenry Departs Constanta, Romania
Dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) departed Constanta, Romania following the completion of Exercise Summer Storm 2012, Aug. 19. Summer Storm is a combined amphibious assault exercise by U.S. Marines from the Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 and Romanian sailor
USS George Washington Continues Its 2012 Patrol in 7th Fleet Area of Operations
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed its forward operating location of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 20 to continue its 2012 patrol. Continuing in its fourth patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations since relieving the now decommis