The officers and crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s flight deck while in port Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 20. During the ceremony, Cmdr. John Bradford assumed command of Stethem from Cmdr. Chris Adams, ma
Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (CVN 71) Medical and Air Departments participated in a flight deck mass casualty drill to measure the ship’s responsiveness to large simultaneous casualties, May 20. Sirens and alarms blared on the flight deck public announcement system. S
Her Majesty The Queen has spent the day on board HMS Lancaster in Portsmouth, catching up on the ship’s activities around the globe. The Queen – as the Duke of Lancaster – launched the Type 23 frigate in 1990 and has taken a keen interest in her work ever since. On arrival at Portsmouth […]
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) departed Hakodate, May 20, after a port visit to commemorate the 160th Anniversary of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s visit in 1854. On the last day of Shiloh’s visit, Commanding Officer, Capt. Kurush F. Morris participated in two wreath layin
The Royal Navy leaked a photo of its next generation aircraft carrier’s bow section on its social media. The Prince of Wales is the second Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy currently under construction at Rosyth Royal dockyard and is expected to join the fleet in 2018. The giant v
Russian and Chinese navy ships have teamed up in a bilateral naval exercise called the Joint Sea-2014. The Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is paying an official visit to Beijing to, inter alia, talk about the long-awaited gas deal between the two countries, joined his Chinese counterpart Xi
The United States Coast Guard has resumed search for four sailors 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Tuesday. Watchstanders from the 1st Coast Guard District command center in Boston were notified at approximately 12:30 a.m., Friday, of two 406MHz personal locator beac
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (CVN 71) close in weapons system (CIWS) successfully tracked and fired upon a mobile surface target during a Combat System Ship Qualification Trial (CSSQT) surface gun exercise (GUNEX), May 19. The CIWS, a 20mm radar-guided Gatling gun system, fires 75
The evacuation operation of the Ukrainian Navy ships from the Crimea region resumes as more ships redeploy to other naval bases. Yesterday, May 20th saw the departure of several ships and vessels under the agreed arrangements of the Joint Commission of the Representatives of the Ukrainian and Russ
The guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) departed Naval Station Norfolk, on May 20, for a two-month deployment to the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. “It is an honor to command USS Oscar Austin as we set sail to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to enhance maritime security an
Adm. Harry Harris, Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), May 19. During his visit the admiral met with Stennis leadership, toured the ship and conducted an all-hands call where he stres
Britain’s newest warship and the Band of the Royal Marines spent four days in the Norwegian capital to help the country celebrate the 200th birthday of their Navy. Destroyer HMS Duncan enjoyed a prime berth in the shadow of Oslo’s famous Akershus Fortress as ships from across Europe converged on O
Two ships of the PLA Navy, Zhenghe and Weifang, with Rear Admiral Han Xiaohu, Commander PLAN Training Ship Task Group, and Rear Admiral Li Jianjun, Assistant Chief of Staff and Political Commissar of PLA Dalian Naval Academy embarked, arrived Visakhapatnam on 17 May 14, on a four-day maiden visit to
The U.S. Navy Sailors from the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) marched in Goryokaku Castle’s 150th Anniversary Parade in Hakodate, May 18. Shiloh arrived in Hakodate on May 16 to participate in the commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s arrival to Hakod
