The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Panama City, Panama, for the conclusion of PANAMAX 2011, a multinational exercise focusing on the defense of the Panama Canal Aug. 25. Thach participated in final exercise briefings and a closing ceremony after nearly two weeks of operations w
The Navy’s alternative energy program expanded Aug. 24 when a T-45 training aircraft completed a successful biofuel flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md. The “Salty Dogs” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flew the high-performance jet trainer on a biofuel mixture of petrole
AT-34C Turbomentor, a two seat training aircraft, assigned to Training Squadron 28 based out of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, crashed at approximately 6:33 p.m. Aug. 24 about five miles south of Bob Hall Pier while conducting routine flight training. A Coast Guard helicopter was on patrol
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 24 after completing a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) region. Cmdr. David Adams, Santa Fe’s commanding officer, commented that there is nothing like a succes
Inspecting Novorossiysk Naval base in Aug 22-23, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky checked readiness of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) surface ship divisions for tactical and headquarter exercises, reported RIA Novosti citing a spokesman for Russian Navy. “The commander personally che
HMS Somerset honed the skills of her boarding teams when HMS Sabre turned ‘bad guys’ off Gibraltar. The frigate was forced to board the fast patrol craft when she played the part of an awkward merchant ship. Somerset is heading east of Suez to conduct maritime security operations – clamping down on
The Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team, embarked aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), is scheduled to return to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 24 to resume medical, dental, veterinary and engineering operations. The ship weighed anchor and got underway the evening of Aug. 21 in anticipation of the a
Navy warships have prevented 34 piracy attempts and apprehended 120 Somali pirates since their deployment in the Gulf of Aden in October… (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeenews, August 25, 2011;
Ships of Black Sea joint task force BLACKSEAFOR sailed off Turkish port Trabzon on Aug 23 and set a course for Bulgarian port Varna. When being in Trabzon, the crews not only conducted various drills and protocol activities but visited cultural and historical sites of the Turkish city. The multinati
USS New Orleans (LPD 18) returned to its homeport in San Diego Aug. 22 following a two week predeployment exercise off the coast of Southern California. New Orleans, along with embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), completed Amphibious Squadron-MEU Integrated Trainin
It might be the height of summer in the UK but half a world away its the depths of the austral winter – as HMS Edinburgh found on a visit to the wildlife paradise of South Georgia. The Portsmouth-based destroyer is on a six-month stint in the southern ocean to provide reassurance to the […]
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announces that two of its naval experts have secured prominent roles within the Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier project. As part of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) platform design team, Rob Weedon has assumed the role of Chief Nav
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) removed large ASW ship Ochakov from active service. The fleet’s ex-commander Admiral Igor Kasatonov hauled down St. Andrew’s flag and handed it over to BSF Museum’s representative, reports RIA Novosti. Large ASW ship Ochakov was commissioned into Red Banner Black Sea Fleet (USS
Sailors and Marines assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returned to San Diego Aug. 22 following completion of a 12-day PHIBRON-MEU integrated training (PMINT) cycle off the coast of southern California. During the Aug. 10-22 underway period, amphibiou
