Portsmouth-based Warship HMS Iron Duke has scooped two awards for her efficiency and effectiveness on operations, marking her contribution to maritime security operations in the Gulf and operations off Libya. HMS Iron Duke, a Type 23 Frigate, returned on a high from operations in July 2011 having sp
The crew of USS Constitution will kick off their participation in the “Crews Into Shape” program from the ship’s berth in Charlestown, Mass. March 4-31. Sponsored by the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center and open to anyone employed by the DoD, Crews into Shape is a workplace-focused initiat
Russian Defense Ministry has redeemed indebtedness to Kyrgyzstan for leased military assets, reported Interfax referring to press service of Kyrgyzstani defense ministry. According to the ministry, Russia on March 1 transferred $15.466 mln to Kyrgyzstan for military objects leased in the period of 2
Forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) returned to Sasebo after participating in Cobra Gold 2012 (CG12), March 5. Germantown departed Sasebo Jan. 30 to onload Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in White Beach, Okinawa, Feb. 1 prior to beginning CG12,
One out of three new Project 90600 harbor tugs has arrived in Baltic Fleet (BF) Baltiysk Naval Base. Harbor tug RB-42 will join the base’s auxiliary ship brigade. Two other tugs will be stationed in BF Leningrad Naval Base. By the end of 2012, two such tugs will be constructed for Russian Navy. Proj
Armed pirates attacked a refrigerator ship in the harbor of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The ship is chartered by a Dutch company; her crew consists of Russian, Ukrainian, and Filipino sailors. The incident happened on Feb 28. Menacing the crewmembers with guns, pirates forced them to give money and, hav
EU NAFVOR warship FGS BERLIN has successfully engineered the release of an Indian flagged dhow and crew, disrupting a Pirate Action Group and destroying two attack skiffs. On 28 February 2012, EUNAVFOR Warship FGS BERLIN received a distress call from a merchant vessel reporting that they had success
Kyrgyzstan’s claims about leasing of Russian air base in Kant are groundless because Bishkek has no reasons to demand payment for Russian military assets deployed in Kyrgyzstan, writes Kommersant. According to Russian foreign and defense ministries, Atambayev “made a muddle”. Kyrgyzstani government
Paul C. Jensen, CEO of Halo Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), announced the addition of Jeffrey Hathaway Rear Admiral USN (ret), to the Board of Advisors. Jeff combines thirty three years of military and federal law enforcement accomplishments serving the nation as a U.S. Coast Guard officer, with pr
Sailors from HMS Protector have returned to the exact spot where legendary Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton saved his men nearly 100 years ago. A team from the ice survey ship carried out scientific research at Point Wild on Elephant Island – a remote and forbidding shore where Shackleton’s party sp
U.S. Marines from High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift partnered with United Nations Police (UNPOL) to train the Haitian National Police (HNP) in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 1. Nine Marines from Swift are working for two weeks to conduct subject matter expert exchanges (SMEEs) with the HNP and an UNPOL tea
The Operations Room is the nerve centre of a ship. With radar, sonar and communications equipment covering the full range of electronic and electro-magnetic detection and analysis, the Ops Room staff track the activity of vessels and aircraft in the ship’s area of responsibility. In action, they are
The officers and crew of USS San Antonio (LPD 17) were today presented with the Battle “Battle E” award by the commander of Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 4. “Everyone who believes that San Antonio is still broken and on the sidelines will now realize that we are not,” said San Antonio Commanding
Hunter-killer submarine HMS Tireless is in the middle of a five-day visit to Southampton, giving dozens of sea cadets, scouts and other youngsters a rare opportunity to sample life on board. The Devonport-based Trafalgar-class boat arrived at the city’s Eastern Docks. Civic dignitaries and senior ci
