The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator David Feeney, today went on board Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Wellington, which is visiting Cairns on its way home from Operation RENDER SAFE 2011. “I would like to thank the New Zealand Navy for inviting me to visit HMNZS Wellington while it is in p
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Sir David Richards, has visited HMS Ocean to praise the ship’s company for their role during operations in Libya. Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean and her complement of sailors, marines and soldiers have recently been conducting operations in
HMS Daring will sail from Portsmouth in the New Year, after more than four years of trials, tests and training which have just concluded with eight demanding weeks off Plymouth. The first of six cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers, HMS Daring will sail on her maiden deployment in 2012, after she and her
Baltic Fleet (BF) Commander Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov with a group of officers arrives to Hamburg on Nov 8. The visit of Russian delegation is held on invitation of German Navy Commander Vice Admiral Manfred Nielson. In the period of Nov 8-11 Russian officers will familiarize with service conditio
On November 8, 2011, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for its second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), “Choctaw County” (JHSV 2), one of seven Austal-designed 103-metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the US Department of Defense. Captain Henry W. Stevens, III (USN), Strategic a
An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea was foiled after an Iranian fleet of warships present in the region rushed… (farsnews) [mappress] Source: farsnews, November 08, 2011;
Reportedly, Ukrainian government considers amended draft program of new corvette for the national navy. Ukraine plans to resume implementation of the corvette building program in 2012; it was suspended in 2010 due to financial problems, reports Interfax-Ukraine referring to an informed military sour
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West visited Sailors within Naval Region Northwest, Nov. 1-4. During the visit, West held all-hands calls on Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) and aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to answer questions
HMAS Toowoomba has been welcomed home from a six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations today. The Honorable Mr Gary Gray AO MP, the Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AM CSC RAN and Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore AM CSC RAN greeted the crew at her homeport
Pacific Fleet (PF) flagship Guard missile cruiser Varyag and tanker Irkut arrive at the port of Vancouver on Nov 7. According to Senior Protocol Officer James Webb, Royal Canadian Navy’s Maritime Forces Pacific, destroyer HMCS Algonquin will meet the Russian ships 50 miles westward Vancouver port a
Royal Navy destroyer will be welcomed home by the Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond as it returns from… (news.uk) [mappress] Source: news.uk, November 07, 2011;
Ingalls Shipbuilding, the largest supplier of US surface combatants, has started fabricating its fourth Legend-Class National Security Cutter detail designed using ShipConstructor software. The company has become increasingly efficient during the production of this vessel series. In mid-August, the
Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) conducted the PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) from Oct. 24 through Nov. 3. PMINT is the first integrated training between the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) comprised of approximately 1,700 Sailors f
Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) participated in community-relations (COMREL) events at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and the county Boys Club and Girls Club during a port visit at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport, Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. A team of 13 cre
