The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) got underway Feb. 5, following a four-day port visit to Jebel Ali, Dubai. During the port visit, Sailors experienced the local culture by participating in a variety of tours sponsored by Stennis’ Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) division. In add
The US Coast Guard is maintaining communication with a cruise ship that has lost main propulsion and is dead in the water approximately 136 miles north of Merida, Mexico Sunday. The Carnival cruise ship Triumph reported a fire in the aft engine room. Cruise ship personnel isolated and extinguished t
The crew of the new Russian Stealth corvette Project 20380 Boiky under the command of captain of the 2nd Rank Sergey Lipsky continues builders… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, February 11 2013; Image: flot
For a second consecutive year, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) was named winner of the Retention Excellence Award for outstanding Sailor retention for 2012. The Retention Excellence Award, also known as “Golden Anchor Award,” is awarded annually to commands that meet or exceed the rete
The embarked Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 1 Beach Team Foxtrot await their next objective while maintaining equipment and fine-tuning mission readiness in the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). BMU-1 provides enabling components in support of amphibious operations, deploys naval bea
General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works (GDBIW), is being awarded a $6.8 million cost-plus award fee modification under a previous awarded basic ordering agreement by the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and management services for advance planning and design in support of the post shakedown availability
Norfolk Ship Support Activity (NSSA) completed a gas turbine generator (GTG) change out on USS Gravely (DDG 107) Jan. 25. The ship was underway completing a three-week workup when the number 3 GTG failed, limiting the ship’s functionalities, resulting in the decision to return to Norfolk for repairs
A 1,000-tonne section of the Navy’s future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth was lowered into place on February 8 at Rosyth dockyard – completing the forward section of the carrier. The successful operation comes just a day after the forward island left Portsmouth to join the rest of the ship on the Fort
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) will not start due to a lack of funding, the Navy said Feb. 8. Lincoln was expected to move to Newport News shipyard next week to begin the overhaul. However, as a result of the fiscal constraints resulting from the
The Philippines: AGHAM Calls for Naval, Ship-Building Self-Reliance In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the Philippine government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the
USS Port Royal (CG 73), homeported at Pearl Harbor, will participate in the theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) phase of the Submarine Commander’s Course (SCC) and a task group exercise (TGEX) alongside the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The exercise will take place off the coast of Oahu Feb. 11-17. A
In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the Philippine government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the country’s capacity to protect its own territory and marine resources
The gunners of Portsmouth frigate, HMS Richmond shared their knowledge with their soldiering counterparts when they hosted 30 members of the Army Joint Tactical Targeting course. The tactical targeting course trains specialist Army personnel from both the UK and overseas to operate in close liaison
Guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departed Naval Station Norfolk Feb. 7 for a Ballistic Missile Defense deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. The ship will deploy to the European theater
