Spanish Navy’s Landing Platform Dock (LPD), ESPS Galicia, arrived to her homeport of Rota, Spain, after a six month deployment. The vessel, which was conducting missions as part of the counter piracy Operation Atalanta, entered Rota yesterday, October 25. This was Galicia’s third deployment in the c
As Exercise Trident Juncture unfolds, both on land and in the air, the maritime component continues its Combat Enhancement Training and Force Integration in close cooperation with other components. During the first days of the exercise, Netherlands Maritime Force (NLMARFOR) and UK Maritime Force (UK
Spanish frigate Canarias participated in the rescue of more than 100 people off the coast of Libya after its embarked SH-60B helicopter sighted a boat adrift. The frigate Canarias, deployed in the EUNAVFOR operation Sophia, spotted an inflatable boat with over 100 people on board during a reconnaiss
The Australian Navy’s Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit along with C Squadron, 5 Aviation Regiment has conducted a ‘quick look’ trial of the CH-47D Chinook onboard the Navy’s Flagship, HMAS Canberra. The trials were conducted over a week with preliminary work being conducted at HMAS Albatr
After a pre-deployment training underway from Belgium, frigate F930 Leopold I joined EUNAVFOR MED – Operation Sophia Flagship Cavour on the 16th of October. Before heading towards the assigned areas at sea, Commanding Officer, Captain Luc De Maesschalck, and key functionaries of Leopold I were welco
UK warship HMS Richmond has joined the EU mission in the Mediterranean to tackle migrant smugglers. HMS Richmond has new powers to stop and detain suspected migrant smugglers and disable their vessels. The Type 23 frigate’s arrival comes after the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resoluti
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) successfully completed a four-day material inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 8. INSURV is conducted aboard all U.S. Navy ships every five years and is intended to ensure ships are properly equipped an
U.S. and Canadian naval units began a Task Group Exercise (TGEX) off the coast of Southern California on October 20. Participating units from the Royal Canadian Navy include Canadian Fleet Pacific, Halifax-class frigates HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) and HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), and Victoria-class submari
German Tender Werra is expected to return to her homeport, naval base Kiel, tomorrow, October 24. The 5th Minesweeper Squadron ship has spent 5 months undertaking Mediterranean Sea missions and taking part in migrant rescue operations. During her deployment, FGS Werra saved a total of 1186 people fr
Royal New Zealand Navy’s Anzac-class modernization project marked a milestone as Lockheed Martin Canada completed the combat system critical design review on schedule. The government-mandated review proves a contractor’s progress and planning for all elements of a program. It covered in detail all o
The French frigate FNS Prairial will be visiting New Zealand for Exercise Southern Katipo 15 and will be berthed at Ports of Auckland over the weekend. A light frigate of the French Marine Nationale, the Prairial will also visit Nelson and Napier. Exercise Southern Katipo aims to test and evaluate t
Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy ships are scheduled to visit Naval Station Mayport as part of a routine goodwill port visit, Nov. 3-7. Three vessels are on an around-the-world deployment and will conduct the goodwill visit after completing port calls in Europe. The amphibious assault ship USS Iw
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in Marseille, France for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 21, 2015. This port visit serves to enhance U.S.-France relations as the two nations work together for a more stable, secure and prosperous region. During this port vi
Catch this new video of a thousand pictures in three minutes showing HMCS Montréal during its sea trials off Halifax in July 2015. Montréal is the latest of the 12 Halifax-class frigates to emerge from a keel-to-mast-top refit. She’s (virtually) a brand-new ship! Wired and armed for the 21st century
