There is no other statement to better exemplify USS Shoup’s (DDG 86) recent completion of a six month ship’s restricted availability (SRA) maintenance period than the ship’s motto itself, “Through perseverance comes victory.” Long days and nights were spent working to improve the material condition
The US Coast Guard and Navy are continuing the search for a student reported overboard from a Japanese training vessel approximately 70 miles southwest of Kauai, Tuesday. Coast Guard and Navy assets have searched 9,412 square miles totaling 83 search hours. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Ho
The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The operation was conducted as part of a nighttime vertical replenishment in the Pacific Ocean. Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island A
The crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) successfully completed their Light-Off Assessment (LOA) event Jan. 31 following an extensive maintenance period. LOA is an engineering focused event and is a key milestone to entering the basic phase of training in preparation for future de
The guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) is scheduled to be decommissioned after more than 30 years of service in a ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 19. Commissioned on Nov. 24, 1984, Vandegrift was named after Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps. Ma
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) pulled into its homeport of Norfolk after an eight-day underway, Feb. 18. The ship’s crew conducted various training evolutions and flight exercises throughout the underway, including carrier qualifications (CQ) for three squadrons, Str
The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) departed on an independent deployment to the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific Ocean. The vessel is scheduled to conduct theater security cooperation and maritime presence operations with partner nations. Commissioned May 27, 1995, Paul Hamilton
The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) Crew 104, Detachment 1 from the “Magicians” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, and Surface Warfare (SUW) Mission Package Detachment 3 are scheduled to return to San Diego Feb. 18. Crew 104 and the embarked detachments completed the first
Commander, Naval Air Forces awarded the 2014 Battle Efficiency (Battle “E”) for East Coast-based aircraft carriers to Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Feb. 13. The Battle “E” is designed to measure and recognize a command’s sustained superior performance and
An F/A-18 Super Hornet attached to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is currently conducting training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. The vessel is the tenth and final Nimitz-cla
On February 13, a US Coast Guard crew was on scene with the 207-foot fishing vessel that ran into trouble approximately 900 miles northeast of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. After traveling more than 430 miles, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star has reached the crew of the Australian-flagged
Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Megan Dennis, from Pryor Creek, Okla., performs pre-flight operational checks aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is getting underway to conducting training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. The vessel is the tenth and final N
Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR), spoke with the officers and crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during an inport visit, Jan. 26. The purpose of Rowden’s visit was to assess the ship’s readiness and spend time with the officers and cre
US Navy Names New Virginia-Class Submarine US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently announced that SSN 795, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Hyman G. Rickover. Royal Navy’s New Jets Carry Out Operational Testing The first British squadron has begun operational testing of
