US Coast Guard’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Honolulu responded to a report of a sailboat on fire off Honolulu, Thursday. USCG towed the vessel with five people aboard to Pier 38 in Honolulu. Sector Honolulu Command Center watchstanders received a report at 9 a.m. from
The US Navy announced recipients of the 2015 Mrs. Sybil Stockdale Ombudsman of the Year Award August 25. While formally recognizing four notably outstanding individuals, the award honors the dedication and the contributions of all ombudsmen.xc The ombudsman awardees, who were nominated by their comm
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) conducted an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) with U.S. Coast Guard’s 14th District, Aug. 5 – 21, in the Western Pacific Ocean. OMSI is a maritime security operation designed to enhance maritime domain awareness, increas
Several Japanese and U.S. Navy distinguished visitors visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for an all-hands call and ship tour, Aug. 24. Among the visitors were Hiroyasu Izumi, minister plenipotentiary and deputy chief of mission, Embassy of Japan; Rear Adm. Yuri Seki
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Amanda Craig, from Huntsville, Ala., greases the ball bearings of the SPN 43, primary marshaling radar for aircraft during a maintenance check aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The work was conducted on August 23 during the vessel’s deploym
Adm. Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, commander of the Brazilian Navy, toured U.S. Navy training facilities at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, Aug. 21. Ferreira was joined on the tour by Rear Adm. Stephen C. Evans, commander, Naval Service Training Command, who hosted Ferre
Cmdr. Robert S. Gerosa Jr. assumed the duties as 74th commanding officer of USS Constitution from Cmdr. Sean D. Kearns during a change of command ceremony aboard the ship Aug. 14 in Dry Dock 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard. Gerosa, a native of New Rochelle, New York, is a 1990 graduate of Iona Preparator
U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Susan Whitman paid a visit to the Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyers USS Hopper (DDG 70) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG112) Aug. 19 and 20 respectively. Whitman assumed the duties of the 17th Fleet Master Chief for the U.S. Pacific Fleet Aug 13., the 17th Fleet
The US Coast Guard offloaded nearly $600,000 estimated wholesale value of marijuana, a total of 650 pounds, at Coast Guard Sector Miami, Friday. On Aug. 3, the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable detected a go-fast vessel with suspicious packages off the coast of Jamaica. The men aboard the go-fast began
US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 8 completed the Fleet Synthetic Training – Group Commander exercise, Aug. 21. FST-GC is an exercise designed to test the strike group’s ability to perform together in different synthetic scenarios. Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Carrier Airwing 7, and D
US Navy celebrated the keel laying of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship of the Gerald R. Ford class, at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division on Saturday, August 22. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the ship’s namesake, the 35th President of
The commanding officer and command master chief of USS Barry (DDG 52) based at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. were relieved of their duties on Friday, August 21, by Commander, Destroyer 26, Capt. Brian Fort. Cmdr. Patrick Foster was relieved of his duties by Fort due to loss of confidence in his ability
Russian Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Returns to the Fleet After conducting a three-month refit and repair period, the Russian Navy’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is ready to head home to Severomorsk. USS Simpson Prepares for Decommissioning When USS Simpson (FFG 56) decommissions at the end of Sept
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair received a $22,5 million contract for USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) fiscal 2016 dry-docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). This DSRA will include hull, machinery, electrical, electronics, ship alterations, and piping alteration and repair work. The primary
