The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), along with embarked Carrier Strike Group 11, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, and Destroyer Squadron 23 arrived in Naples, Italy for a port visit, Oct. 30. The visit allows Nimitz Strike Group Sailors and Marines the chance to experience the local culture and cust
Hundreds of friends and family members gathered at Naval Base San Diego Oct. 29 to welcome home the crew of guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) following a seven-month deployment that included regional security, theater security cooperation and maritime presence operations. The ship and cre
Members from Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) as well as commercial shipping industry representatives came together for exercise Lucky Mariner 14-1, Oct. 27. Lucky Mariner is a biannual U.S. Navy, coalition, and commercial shipping e
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works successfully launched the Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer Oct. 28 at their Bath, Maine shipyard. The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) will be the lead ship of the Navy’s newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack. The ship began its tr
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) celebrated President Roosevelt’s birthday by touring the ship’s museum, Oct. 27. The museum’s design motif is derived from Roosevelt’s home in Sagamore Hill, N.Y., and is home to more than 30 artifacts. The artifacts depict the many
At the request of the Greek government, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Ramage (DDG 61) are making best speed in an effort to render assistance to distressed persons at sea in the central Mediterranean. Gravely was just over 75 nautical miles away, and Ramage 200 nautical miles, when tasked to provide
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, visited Officer Training Command (OTC) to review a graduation of newly commissioned officers at Officer Candidate School (OCS) here, Oct. 25. The ceremony began with the playing of the national anthem, an invocation by the OTC command c
Sailors from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are participating in Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercises (ARGMEUEX), commencing Oct. 23, 2013. ARGMEUX is a three-and-a-half week exercise that is designed to
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington began its first night in Singapore with a welcome reception, Oct. 26. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier hosted more than 500 U.S. and Singapore dignitaries, including the Honorable Kirk Wagar, U.S. ambassador to Singapore, and R
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened, Oct. 26, the National Security Cutter (NSC) Hamilton (WMSL 753) in front of nearly 1,000 guests. Hamilton is the fourth NSC Ingalls has built for the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship is named in honor of Alexander Hamilton, who is cr
UK Warship Passes Through One of the World’s Narrowest Waterways Not every warship’s company can claim to have squeezed through one of the world’s narrowest waterways – but a Royal Navy mine hunter now has bragging rights. US Navy Awards Contract for Ex-USS Forrestal Scrapping The Navy awarded a $0.
Distinguished visitors and representatives from Singapore embarked aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Oct. 24. The purpose of the visit was to receive a general orientation of an underway aircraft carrier and enhance partnerships in the U.S. 7th
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted Malaysian distinguished visitors to see at-sea operations, Oct. 23. The tour familiarized George Washington’s Malaysian partners in flight operations, launch and recovery of aircraft, aircraft maintenance and shi
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) provided assistance to a Marshall Islands-flagged merchant vessel, C Elephant, in the Gulf of Oman after receiving word of a mariner in distress from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command at approximately 4:30 p.m., Oct. 6. The vessel was operating appro
