Four U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen joined the crew of patrol coastal ship USS Shamal (PC 13) for a two-day underway, June 17. During their visit, the midshipmen were able to experience live gunfire exercises and an astern refueling with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS
Egyptian Navy has received its new FREMM frigate Tahya Misr on June 23, in a transfer ceremony that marks a major step for the continuation of the crew training and sea trials. The ceremony took place in presence of General Sedki Sobhy, the Ministry of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jean-Yve
Sailors participate in a low light small arms training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). The operation was conducted in the Mediterranean Sea on June 23. Ross is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security in
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland sailed into North Shields on Wednesday 24 June for a busy six-day visit. The vessel is berthed at Northumbrian Quay North Shields and will remain alongside until Monday 29 June. During her stay the ship and her crew will play host to a wide range of vi
Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Teg, during its deployment in the South Indian Ocean, has docked in Port Victoria, Seychelles, for a port visit. The vessel arrived today, June 26, and will depart the port on July 9. The visit is a part of the vessels’s mission to carry out joint EEZ surveillance i
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Brad Williamson relinquished command of Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) to German Navy Rear Admiral Jörg Klein yesterday during a brief ceremony conducted by NATO Allied Maritime Command’s Deputy Commander, Vice Admiral Bruno Paulmier, in Kiel Harbour where the former
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) along with USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Fremantle, Australia June 25 for the first port visit of their patrol. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group will visit P
Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth’s mighty diesel generators have been powered-up marking a major milestone on the way to becoming an operational warship. The 65,000 tonne future flagship of the Royal Navy has undergone months of preparation work by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to start the fi
Two of the UK’s most technologically advanced fighting machines have paired up off the South West coast to practise working together in a spectacular display. Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender and Eurofighter Typhoons from the RAF’s II(AC) Squadron have been training off the coast of the UK
The Royal Australian Navy Adelaide class frigate, HMAS Melbourne, has successfully fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles, reinforcing her war-fighting and mariner skills. The missile firings were conducted off the coast of New South Wales on 24 June against two unmanned aerial targets launched from
US Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) departed Brisbane, Australia, June 24, after a five-day goodwill port visit. During the visit, George Washington held a welcoming reception for Australia’s leaders and local nationals, to include Ambassador John Berry, U.S. Ambassador to Austr
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) returned June 25 from a 250-day independent deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. While deployed to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleets, the ship and crew of more than 300 Sailors, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, conducted pre
A 1000lb bomb has been located and destroyed by Royal Navy minehunter HMS Penzance in the Persian Gulf. Following a five-day exercise with her French and US counterparts designed to improve cooperation between the three nations, the British minehunter then worked with the French to find and blow up
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) paid a visit to Brisbane, Australia, in preparation for exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, June 19-24. Chafee Sailors experienced the rich culture of the area with various tours of local historic locations and regional attractions provi
