BAE Systems has been awarded a £5.5M contract to install a new Vessel Traffic Management System to assist in the controlling and monitoring of all ship movements within Portsmouth Harbour and the Eastern Solent. The contract is the latest development in the partnering agreement between BAE Systems,
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), arrived in Fremantle, Australia, June 25, for a scheduled port visit. Preble’s Sailors manned the rails as they entered port. Cmdr. Jeffrey Heames, commanding officer of Preble, spoke on his ship’s plan for their time in Australia: We are getti
The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the amphibious assault ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departs the ship on a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a training exercise. The exercise was conducted while the vessel was in the Atlantic Ocean on June 20. Arlington is underway with the Kea
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile-destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for a port visit, June 25. The port visit will provide Fitzgerald Sailors time to unwind and the opportunity to explore Australia and its culture. Fitzgerald is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet ar
Marine Hydraulics International Inc. is being awarded an $11 million modification to a previously awarded contract for fiscal 2015 selected restricted availability for the destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58). The scheduled availability includes the planning and execution of maintenance, repairs and modifi
The US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is scheduled to return to its homeport in Wilmington today, Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. During this patrol, Diligence performed a diverse range of Coast Guard missions throughout the Western and Southern Caribbean which included searc
Seabees stationed at Port Hueneme visited the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) June 16 to get a better feel for how being a master-at-arms (MA) on an aircraft carrier actually works. Vice Adm. William Moran, Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP), announced a new program Jan. 20 that will improve
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed Kiel, Germany, after a five-day scheduled port visit, June 24. Jason Dunham’s presence in Kiel reaffirmed to NATO allies that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties while working toward mutual goals of
Her Majesty New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Te Kaha, (TEK) New-Zealand’s first ANZAC class frigate, to be engaged in Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), was recently in Seychelles to work with the Seychelles Coast Guard, (SCG). This was part of the Task Force Maritime Security Operations training to constan
Royal Navy’s Plymouth-based frigate HMS Portland gave youngsters from a Cornish school a special treat when they were given a taste of life on a warship. The six and seven-year-olds were given the chance of a lifetime to learn about the life of sailors on board an operational warship and learn about
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle patrolling with the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East region has seized another 581kg of illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of approximately $520 million. The half-tonne heroin haul is Newcastle’s fifth in two months and comes on t
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair received a $13,5 million modification to previously awarded contract for fiscal 2015 selected restricted availability (SRA) for the destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). The SRA includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations, and modification
The guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) is scheduled to return 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 Two One (DESRON) 2
Sailors and Marines aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) held a command-wide observance ceremony in honor and support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, June 22. The observance covered the history of LGBT rights and related civil rights movements
