The Navy Chief is an institution molded over decades by the deeds of great men and women and, on this day, another milestone was reached. The last 49 Chief Petty Officers ever to be forged on the deck plates of the world’s first and finest aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), were officially w
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) held a burial-at-sea for retired Lt. j.g. Paul Shivell and retired Chief Mess Management Specialist Peter Schiavo Sept. 14. The two burials consisted of a religious ceremony held in accordance with the deceased’s spirit
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on September 14 that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert for a tour of the shipyard. Greenert received a briefing on the shipyard’s current work and capabilities and met with shipbuilders. The
Fourth Project 11356 frigate for Russian Navy will be laid down at Yantar shipyard (Kaliningrad) in Oct 2012, the shipyard’s representative… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 17, 2012; Image: Yantar
Sailors on HMS Duncan are enduring daily physical pain and exertion to maintain the new destroyer’s position as the fittest ship in the entire Fleet. It’s not just the Type 45 warship which is being put through her paces on her first series of sea trials off the Scottish coast. Admittedly ‘best’ wil
Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Samudura, rescued 52 Australia bound persons while stranded in the southern deep seas due to an engine defect in their multi-day trawler. The trawler had left from Chilawon 26th July and the tragedy had struck on 23rd August after a month into its illega
The Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), sailed away from Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Sep. 13, beginning the final leg of its maiden voyage to its commissioning site in Galveston, Texas. Fort Worth is the third LCS delivered to the Navy – the second of the steel, semi-planing
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) held a ceremony to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Within the ceremony, Winston Churchill performed a flag passing ceremony and Cmdr. Christoph
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the WILLIAM FLORES, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the WILLIAM FLORES
Britain’s largest wars hip HMS Ocean has yesterday sailed from London following her success in keeping the capital safe during the Olympic Games. The 21,500 tonne ship provided a very visible presence at Greenwich for the summer, acting as a helipad for aircraft to patrol the skies and as accommodat
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) welcomed nearly 180 friends and family members aboard for a friends and family day cruise, Sept. 7. The crew held its annual one-day excursion to boost morale and give loved ones a chance to experience life aboard a Navy ship first
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Laboon and USS McFaul have deployed for Libyan waters anent the death of four Americans killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, Xinhua reports citing local media. The said deployme
As part of the international Blue Force’s continuing efforts to protect ‘Purpleland’, Thai ship HTMS Rattanakosin conducted a compliant boarding of HMAS Darwin, playing the part of a merchant ship from ‘Orangeland’, during Exercise KAKADU 2012. An eight man team boarded Darwin and were met by member
Navy chief petty officer (CPO)-selectees assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story conducted a 9/11 Patriotic Day Ceremony in remembrance of the terrorist attacks, September 11. The ceremony, held in honor of the 11th anniversary of 9/11, honored those who perished in the at
