The U.S. Navy Minesweeper USS Guardian that ran aground on January 17 while transiting the Sulu Sea , will have to be dismantled and removed in sections, reports the military.com. The Philippine Coast Guard is still examining work activities planned under the salvage operation, which is expected to
During phase one of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) 365, 17 chief and first class petty officers from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) volunteered to clean the senior citizen center in downtown Everett, Wash., Jan. 28. The Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett is a 28,000 square foot, modernized fa
This week marked the beginning of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) involvement in the initial phase of Dawn Blitz 2013 (DB 13). DB 13 is an exercise in which forces plan and execute an Expeditionary Strike Group and Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) – sized amphibious assault from se
The Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), departed White Beach, Okinawa, Jan. 30. This marks the completion of the embarkation of Marines assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines from the
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) began their second semester of Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) classes Jan. 28. More than 300 Sailors enrolled in NCPACE to further their educational goals and earn college credits while deployed
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) began Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) Jan. 28. COMPTUEX is a series of training scenarios designed to certify the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) as a deployment-ready fighting force capable of completing operations in ov
Guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) concluded 29 years of service to the Navy during a decommissioning ceremony Jan. 25 at Naval Base San Diego. The ceremony was attended by nine former Curts commanding officers, several former crewmembers as well as grandchildren of the ship’s namesake, Adm.
The U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain visited aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf Jan. 23-24. Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski and his wife Bonnie were accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain Alberto Vecchi and French Ambassador to Bahra
Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1st MEB) began the synthetic phase amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 (DB 13) aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Jan. 28. DB 13 is a live and synthetic amphibious exercise that will focus on the Amphibious Task F
Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) will participate in a memorial track and field competition, or “field day,” Feb. 16, to honor the victims of the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Kimberly Henry coor
Five Sailors attached to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) were reenlisted by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert at a ceremony held on Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 25. “What a better way to spend a Friday afternoon. I’m out of Washington, and I’m about to
Following a nine-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on January 26 marking the successful conclusion of her maiden Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) deployment. The ship departed last April for the U.S. 6th Fleet a
Law enforcement crews aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Waesche seized more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana from a boat approximately 300 miles west of San Diego and apprehended three suspects Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, during a counter-narcotics patrol. It all began when a Sacramento-based Coa
Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) received confirmation Jan. 13, it was among the list of commands to receive the Pacific Fleet Command’s Retention Excellence Award, known to many Sailors as the ‘Gold Anchor Award’. The award recognizes commands which have met or exceeded the benchmarks of 100 pe
