Guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) departed Naval Station Norfolk, on Friday, for a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility to participate in anti-piracy and maritime security operations. “Our crew is ready and motivated for the work that lies ahead,” Lt. Alexa Forsyth, O
The flight deck shakes, an arresting wire is caught and twin turbojet engines roar as an EA-6B Prowler from the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 lands on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during its current deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of respon
Royal Navy minehunters are marking six years of keeping the waters of the Gulf safe – and maintaining the UK’s global lead in dealing with the still-present threat of mines. Since the end of 2006, Britain has maintained a permanent minehunter presence in the region – currently HMS Atherstone, Quorn,
Minehunter HMS Atherstone celebrated 2013’s arrival with bangs and fireworks aplenty in the Gulf. Her dive team blew up unwanted old plastic explosives, while her gunners took part in a fiery night-time shoot to keep the skills of all aboard fully honed on New Year’s Day. THIS is how you bring in 20
Indonesian Naval ship, “Kri Sultan Hasanuddin” arrived at the Port of Colombo on a logistic visit on 01st January 2013. The visiting ship, which is heading home after a UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission, was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on
Just 12 days after EU Naval Force warship BNS Louise Marie apprehended five suspect pirates at sea off the Somali Coast, the Belgium frigate has once again located a suspect skiff – this time with three men on board. The warship, which is operating as part of the European Union’s counter-piracy miss
Raytheon Company is being awarded a not-to-exceed $169 million modification to previously awarded fixed-price incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for deferred mission systems equipment for DDG 1000 and DDG 1001, scheduled critical DDG 1002 non-hatchable mission systems equipment, and non-recurri
The Indian Navy got a major fillip to its firepower with the arrival of its latest acquisition INS Tarkash at Mumbai on 27 Dec 12. Built by the Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia. INS Tarkash was commissioned on 09 Nov 12 by Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Nava
1. January US Navy to Deploy Third Carrier Group to Persian Gulf The US will dispatch another carrier strike group led by USS Enterprise to the Persian Gulf in March 2012, reported US Navy on Jan 25. The carrier group based in Norfolk, VA will also include a guided missile cruiser and three [&hell
Sailors from guided-destroyer, USS Higgins (DDG-65) donated gifts and food to Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) pediatric hematology and oncology in-patient ward making the holidays a little brighter for the special group of patients Dec. 21. Higgins’ Yeoman 1st Class Jaime Saenz’s daughter,
Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 3 held a change of command ceremony in the forecastle of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), Dec. 20. Capt. Shawn Lobree relieved Capt. Mark Sakaguchi as commodore. Sakaguchi will report next as commander, Afloat Training Group Pacific in San Diego. The cere
Pacific Fleet (PF) destroyer Marshall Shaposhnikov moored at Iranian port Bandar Abbas, reported… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 24, 2012; Image: Flot
The first of the New 105 meter class of Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel to be commissioned “INS SARYU”, indigenously designed in-house and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd was handed over to the Indian Navy on 21 December 2012 in a simple ceremony in Goa by RAdm (Retd) Vineet Bakhshi, Chairman & Managing Dire
Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond returned home to Portsmouth on today (December 21) from a successful maiden deployment to the Middle East.The new Type 45 destroyer sailed more than 31,000 miles on security and counter-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Gulf. HMS Diamond left
