Major General Tim Gall, the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, today visited the Operational Headquarters of EU Naval Force at Northwood Base, North London. He was met by the Deputy Operational Commander of Operation Atalanta, Rear Admiral Bartolomé Bauzá. During his visit, Major General Gall was
Following last month’s change of command from Norway to Denmark and subsequent force integration training, Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) is resuming support to NATO’s counter-terrorism Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR. “Our units are newly deployed together, and I am pleased with the way our ex
NATO Standing Mine Counter-Measures Group TWO (SNMCMG2) has wrapped up two weeks of participating in the Italian Navy hosted exercise ITA-MINEX 14. The aim of the exercise was to secure access to commercial ports through effective use of minesweepers and the use of mine hunting capabilities in an
An Taoiseach and Irish Minister for Defence Mr. Enda Kenny, T.D. has announced that an order has been placed with Babcock Marine for the 3rd Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Irish Naval Service. A vessel replacement strategy for the Naval Service has been in progress since 2007 to provide for the re
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the Turkish navy corvette TCG Bykada (F 512) in the Black Sea, June 10. The engagement provided U.S. Navy assets an opportunity to work with Turkey to improve maritime capabilit
The staff of Commander, Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 3 held a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) on aboard Base San Diego, June 6. During the ceremony, Capt. Clint A. Carroll relieved Capt. Shawn W. Lobree as commodore. Lobree will report
The officers and crew of the guided missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) conducted a change of command ceremony during a port visit to Panama City, Panama, June 9. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Daniel G. Straub, who has been the ship’s executive officer since February, 2013, relieved Cmdr. Joey L. F
A good Samaritan and U.S. Coast Guard crew assisted in the rescue of six people from a burning vessel 46 miles south southwest of Dauphin Island, Alabama, on Saturday. The Coast Guard received a report from the good Samaritan vessel Blue Water Cowboy that a 27-foot contender had an engine fire. Th
The British Armed Forces are to take part in three additional exercises in the Baltic region as part of a series of measures taken to support and reassure NATO allies in Eastern Europe. The Armed Forces’ participation in these exercises is a public demonstration of the UK’s continuing commitment t
The Royal UK Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector has embarked a specialist Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief team as she undertakes hydrographic survey operations around the British Virgin Islands. The team joined the ship following a disaster relief exercise on Beef Island where the ship’s co
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to reports of a disabled tug 18 miles east of Block Island, Rhode Island, on 8th June. Watchstanders at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, were notified at approximately 3:30 p.m., Sunday, of an engine fire aboard the 126-f
A Royal UK Navy minehunter has been working alongside NATO forces in the Mediterranean to practise hunting and destroying mines as part of an international task force. HMS Blyth exercised her skills as part of Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) which is made up of ships from the
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civil service mariners attached to the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), June 7. The SECNAV’s visit included a tour of Mount Whitney, a chief pinning ceremony and an all-ha
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 successfully completed a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California June 2. COMPTUEX, led by CSG 15, is an exercise that evaluated CSG 1’s ability to react to live-training scenarios as an integral unit throughout every warfare are
