HMCS Athabaskan will visit Québec City to participate in the Rendez-vous naval, which will be held June 13-15. “The Royal Canadian Navy is proud to participate in the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous naval de Québec, an event that highlights and pays homage to the naval history and maritime characte
United States Ship (USS) Nimitz, an aircraft carrier and one of the largest warships in the world, will visit Esquimalt, B.C., June 13-16. The ship is stopping for this short visit before continuing on to Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental & Test Ranges (CFMETR) at Nanoose Bay to conduct trials a
Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department 2nd Division (IM 2) aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) helps keep Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 mission ready. IM 2 division disassembles, repairs, rebuilds and tests specialized jet engines used by CVW ai
Nineteen chief petty officers were advanced to the rank of senior chief petty officer aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 6. The 19 learned of their selections from a 1MC call made by Capt. Bob Roth, Truman’s commanding officer. He was not the only newly advanced senior chie
Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, was awarded a task order under the Sea Enterprise II contract vehicle to support the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The company will provide installation support on the USS Ronald Reagan with
Sailors and contractors work side by side to prepare naval vessels for future deployments and missions at Newport News Shipyard, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, a maze of moving cranes, sparking welds and the buzz of industrial construction. With thousands of Sailors and workers swarm
Lt. Wes Smith signals the launch of an EA-18G Growler assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit level training off the coast of Southern California. The Boeing EA-18G
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted Japanese guests for an overnight embark, June 8-9. The distinguished visitors joined the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier during its patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to experience shipboard life and gain a g
DARPA and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on a joint DARPA/Navy research and development program called “Tern.” This joint effort builds upon the existing work of DARPA’s Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program, or “TERN,” which has been
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (CVN 71) Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) held an event in the ship’s hangar bay June 8, to highlight the dangers of drinking and driving. Sailors wore goggles that simulated the effects of alcohol on a person’s vision while d
Sailors participated in the first, underway Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) class aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), June 10-11. ASIST aims to provide Sailors with the proper techniques and tools to recognize and handle a s
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The capability demonstrates how a mix of aircraft can increase a ship commander’s intelligence-gathering capabilities aboard the Lit
Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) practice their emergency response skills during daily in-port emergency team (IET) drills. IET drills require Sailors to respond to simulated emergency scenarios such as fires, chemical spills, flooding and many other possib
TenCate Advanced Armor USA is selected to provide armor materials for Huntington Ingalls Industries for LHA 7. Huntington Ingalls Industries’ latest amphibious assault ship, Tripoli (LHA 7), will incorporate TenCate composite armor. This advanced armor will support Huntington Ingalls Industries $2
