Water-carrying tanker Manych left Sevastopol on June 1 heading for new basing site – Murmansk. Northern Fleet (NF) will be new home base of the vessel. Designed late in 60’s under Soviet Navy’s technical specifications by Baltsudoproject design bureau (Leningrad) and built in 1972 by Vyborg shipyard
After 13 days of working with local medical, dental and engineering professionals in Papua New Guinea, serving close to 11,000 people, Pacific Partnership 2011 concluded its mission May 31 and got underway aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7). When USS Cleveland arrived, the P
On June 2, 2011 Russian Navy’s task unit consisting of Northern Fleet (NF) large ASW ship Severomorsk, Baltic Fleet (BF) tanker Yelnya, and Black Sea Fleet (BSF) sea-going tug MB-304 passed through the Suez Canal and set a course for the Gulf of Aden. Russian ships started to pass the canal at 6 am
Forces loyal to Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi fired a dozen rockets at a Canadian warship earlier this week in what the government is dismiss… (canadianpress) [mappress] Source: canadianpress, June 3, 2011;
Sailors aboard guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) conducted flight operations with a Chilean navy helicopter during the Southern Seas 2011 transit of the Strait of Magellan, May 28. The flight operation was completed successfully as the Chilean pilots flying the Dauphin AS-365N2 landed safely
In accordance with combat training schedule, Black Sea Fleet (BSF) strike groups consisting of small missile ships Shtil and Mirazh and two missile boats Ivanovets and R-60 successfully conducted missile firing drill on May 31 at the test range southwestward Cape Tarhankut, Black Sea Fleet. The wars
More than 2,500 Sailors and embarked Marines aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departed Palermo, Italy, May 31 following a successful four-day port visit. The crew had the opportunity to sightsee and experience the city’s hospitality and culture through tours and exc
ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that its recently-developed Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) capability upgrade for the AAR-47 Missile Warning System has been approved by the Department of the Navy for Fleet introduction. In addition to the AAR-47’s longstanding, combat-proven ability to detect incoming miss
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Military Council convened to summarize winter training period. Appearing at the audience, BSF Commander Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolev emphasized the fleet had completed winter training period with good results at hand. Such events as BLACKSEAFOR activation, Russian-Ukrainian ex
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific region, May 31. “This was an extremely successful deployment for Charlotte,” said Cmdr. Richard Young, USS Charlotte commanding
Caspian Flotilla (CF) small gunnery ship Astrakhan conducted the underway damage control drill. According to the drill scenario, a fire occurred on the ship’s afterdeck. Crew of Astrakhan started to extinguish the fire, but failed to do that alone. Commanding officer called in fireboat PZhK-86. Havi
FS NIVOSE completed her deployment as an EU NAVFOR warship after thirty four days proudly flying the European Flag. During this period she has conducted a variety of tasks in the force and has always been ready for any duties and demonstrated a proactive attitude to face all challenges in order to a
The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) completed a successful Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) May 27 off the coast of Southern California. COMPTUEX, a three week exercise required for each carrier strike group, and designed to drill every warfare area from subsurface, surface
The Navy continues to investigate a fire that torched the stacks of a destroyer docked at Bath Iron Works late last week… (timesrecord) [mappress] Source: timesrecord, May 27, 2011;
