Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) commemorated the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway, June 3. The commemoration included an invocation and a narration of the events leading up to the historic battle. Cmdr. Jana Vavasseur, commanding officer, spoke durin
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a fixed-price incentive, multiyear contract for construction of five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51s) for the U.S. Navy. The contract, announced yesterday, has a total value of $3.33 billion and includes options fo
Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 spent three days performing community services for the Banjo Learning Center during a port visit to Phuket, Thailand, May 29-31. During the three separate days, Sailors were able to assist in painting the wa
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) visited Quality Schools International (QSI) for a community service project (COMSERV) in Phuket, Thailand, May 31. The eight Sailors were members of Nimitz’ female basketball team and came to the school to play a basketball game against QS
Sailors aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) had the unique opportunity of interacting with the nation’s highest ranking military advisor when Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the ship, June 2. Hagel, who was in Singapore for the 2013 Shangri-La Dialogue, made a special detour to
BRP Ramon Alcaraz Starts Sea Trials The Philippine Navy’s new warship, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, began sea trials on Monday, according to GMA News. The ship set sail from North Charleston, South Carolina at 8:30 a.m. Monday (US time). BRP Ramon Alcaraz was subjected to refurbishment and refitting which
Raytheon Co., based in Fullerton, Calif., has been awarded a $14,6 million worth modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) maintenance Design Phase II. This modification includes assessing, documenting and implem
Guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) held a change-of-command ceremony in port Bahrain, May 28. Cmdr. Nicole Shue relieved Cmdr. Andrew Carlson as commanding officer. In an address to the crew before his departure, Carlson said, “Seek to be inspired everyday; by inspiring others you will in
The guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) arrived in Jebel Ali with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Strike Group, May 27. Jebel Ali is a liberty port for the strike group and the ship’s Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) worked to provide activities for Sai
USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet headquarters in Zhanjiang, China, for a port visit, May 30. The port visit to China is part of a series of military-to-military exchanges that are scheduled to take place this year between the two countr
Bae Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., located in San Diego Calif., has received a USD 49.7 million modification to previously awarded contract to definitize the USS Russell’s (DDG 59) extended dry-docking selected restricted availability. An extended dry-docking includes the planning and execution
The U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will travel to Hawaii, Singapore and Brussels beginning this week, senior defense officials announced on May 28. Hagel will speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, officials told Pentagon reporters during a background briefing. The annual conference draw
The Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) received improved equipment for identification of potential hostiles taken into custody during maritime operations, May 21. The U.S. Navy wanted to develop a program that would ultimately meet the needs of Sailors during
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked air wing Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 are usually on patrol in late May to protect the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its partners and allies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This year, George Washington Sailors
