Commander Block took command of the ship following four years deployed to, or supporting, operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. On assuming command of the Portsmouth based frigate, he said “It is an immense honour to have been appointed in command of this highly sophisticated, well trained ship which
Crew of Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer (large ASW ship) Admiral Chabanenko prepares for the Northern Eagle 2012 joint naval exercise… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 3, 2012
Ten midshipmen from various Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs completed their eighth day of underway training aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), as part of a three-week summer training cruise, Aug. 2. The midshipmen, who are at all stages of their schooling, have been learn
HMAS Perth has completed an advanced air warfare weapons event during a multinational firing serial at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, the world’s largest maritime exercise in Hawaii. HMAS Perth joined HMAS Darwin in a six-ship formation with Canadian and US ships that conducted a coordin
Commodore Little takes over from Commodore Stephen Dearden who is leaving the Royal Navy after 34 years service to take up a post with Rolls-Royce in Derby. Commodore Little joins Devonport following a course at the Royal College of Defence Studies where he was promoted to Commodore. He joined the R
The 63rd annual Seattle Seafair Fleet Week kicked off as amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) arrived in the Port of Seattle, July 31. Seafair is Seattle’s monthlong summer celebratio
Chinese destroyer Qingdao arrived at Sevastopol paying informal call, reports press service of Ukrainian Navy… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 2, 2012
A Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Master Mobile Training Team (MMTT) visited aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) in the Arabian Sea to provide training to command leadership, July 31-Aug. 1 as the ship continued its final deployment. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response MMTTs be
As excitement grows ahead of the Olympic Games Royal Navy ships and establishments have rung their Ship’s Bells in a cultural event. From naval bases across the UK to HMS Diamond in the Middle East, sailors took part in the ‘All the Bells’ Cultural Olympiad project by ringing them for three minutes
Guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) kicked off its contribution to the United Through Reading (UTR) program during the ship’s maiden deployment, July 31. UTR was founded in 1989, allowing deployed Sailors to record themselves reading books to their children and mail home a DVD for th
U.S. Navy Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) participated in a series of training exercises with Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339), July 27. The exercise included a short term crew exchange which sent Nitze Sailors to Charlottetown while Nitze hosted Ch
United Shipbuilding Corporation’s subsidiary Baltic Shipyard has kicked off steel cutting for the first Mistral class amphibious assault ship. Agreement on Mistral ships is one of the largest contracts in the history of Russian-French military cooperation. Recall that the EUR 1.2-bln contract for tw
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is scheduled to arrive in its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 7, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. Navy’s 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. Commanded by Capt. John D. Alexander, Lincoln departed Nav
Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) celebrated the 27th anniversary of her commissioning July 27, which occurred at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. While deployed to the Caribbean, Carr’s crew took a moment to reflect upon their namesake Paul Henry Carr and celebrate Carr’s achie
