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FST 6 Joins USS Wasp in Support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012
Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 6 is currently underway with the medical team aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) in support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. USS Wasp, like other large deck ships, often take on an extra medical component when getting underway for various operational and training events. FST-6, based
Russian BSF to Form Submarine Brigade, Commander Says
In 2016, a full-fledged submarine brigade will be shaped at Black Sea Fleet (BSF), RADM Alexander Fedotenkov, BSF Commander told Central Navy Portal on Feb 3. The fleet will receive first three Project 636 diesel submarines in 2014; one sub will join the fleet in 2015; other two – in 2016, said BSF
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Holds Naval Exercise Near Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Feb 4 kicked off naval maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz which is the key oil traffic route in the Persian Gulf. So far, Iran has not tried to block the strait which is the transit route for one fifth of world’s oil shipment. The US and allies said they […]
French Environment and Energy Management Agency Reveals Outlook for Defeating Piracy
Worldwide communities have shown an increased awareness of the importance of providing an outlook for ending piracy. While reflecting on challenges and learning from failures, communities are taking part in the socio-technological dialogue in which good practice becomes the intellectual backbone for
USS Abraham Lincoln Departs Bahrain
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) departed Bahrain, Feb. 5, following a four-day port visit. While in Bahrain, Abraham Lincoln hosted a reception and Sailors participated in Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)-sponsored tours and volunteered for several community relations events (C
UK: NATO Operation Ocean Shield Sees Successful Start to 2012
The first 13 days of January were busy ones for NATO’s counter piracy task force; they successfully stopped and disrupted three separate pirate groups from launching attacks on legitimate maritime traffic. In the first incident on Friday 6th January the USS CARNEY acting on intelligence from other c
No Opposition to Russian Fleet Renovation
Ukraine does not oppose replacement of Russian Black Sea Fleet’s obsolete ships (BSF) based in Crimea with new ones, Russian deputy foreign minister Grigory Karasin told RIA Novosti. According to the Russo-Ukrainian BSF Treaty of 1997, Russia can neither increase number of naval assets deployed in C
Underwater Search Continues for 13 British Transport Service Vessels
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), a tenant activity at Naval Station Newport, is conducting underwater surveys of Newport Harbor in search of 13 British transport service vessels sunk in 1778 near historic Fort Adams that was blockaded by the Royal Navy during the War of 1812. “Mu
Sri Lanka Navy Marks 64th Independence Day
Sri Lanka Navy accorded a 25-Gun Salute to the Nation today (04th February 2012) at the Light House premises in Colombo Fort at 12.00 p.m. to mark the 64th Independence Day. The traditional 25-Gun Salute, the highest of its kind, is accorded by the Sri Lanka Navy to the Nation on the Independence Da
PF Task Unit Completes Visit to Manila, Philippines
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit headed by Capt 1 rank Andrei Saprykin and consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev, tanker Boris Butoma, and salvage tug Fotiy Krylov deployed in the Pacific has finished formal call at Philippines on Feb 3. Through the 4-day visit to Philippines’ capital city Man
U.S. Fleet Forces Command Requests Volunteers for Afloat Forward Staging Base
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) beagn requesting volunteers from USFF activities to man the soon-to-be redesignated USS Ponce (LPD 15) for operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), Feb. 2. USS Ponce will serve as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB), instead
USA: Raytheon Bags USD 38.1 Million C2BMC Contract
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency. Under the subcontract with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon’s Intelligence and Information Systems busines
Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyer Passes through Suez Canal for First Time Ever
HMS Daring, the first of the Royal Navy’s new Type 45 air defence destroyers, passed through the Suez Canal on 30 January 2012. This transit marks the first time the stealthy silhouette of a Type 45 has been seen gliding through this sea highway. The canal is 120 miles (193km) long, 205 metres wide,
Master Chief Petty Officer of Navy Visits USS Constitution Sailors
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) spoke to Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution Jan. 31, as they prepare for War of 1812 Bicentennial celebrations this year. “Whenever I visit Constitution I am always so motivated by the awesome Sailors stationed here,” said MCPON(SS/SW) Rick D. We