Training & Education
UK: Debut Touch Down of Fleet Air Arm Helicopters on Royal Navy Destroyer
For the first time three Fleet Air Arm helicopters have touched down on the back of a Royal Navy destroyer. The trio of Lynx from 702 Naval Air Squadron in Somerset joined HMS Dauntless off the south coast as the fliers get their sea legs. 702 is used to prepare aircrew and engineers who’ve learned
USA: WASP Engineering Department Awaits ATG Light Off Assessment
The Engineering Department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) is preparing for an Afloat Training Group (ATG) light off assessment (LOA) for its two main boilers scheduled to take place at the end of April 2013. ATG will assess both propulsion plants, checking everything from fuel q
USS Nimitz Hosts Change of Command Ceremony for CSG 11
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 held a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Feb. 11. During the ceremony, Rear Adm. Michael S. White relieved Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao as commander, CSG 11. Gumataotao assumed command of CSG 11 in November 2011 and led the stri
Video: Iron Fist 2013 Gets Underway Aboard USS Boxer
Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) is hosting exercise Iron Fist 2013 (IF13) from Feb. 4-15 with elements from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) while underway off the coast of California. During exercise IF13, a combined total of more
Thailand: MSC Chartered Container Delivers Cargo Intended for Cobra Gold 2013
Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett (T-AK 4296) completed cargo operations at the port of Chuk Sa Met, Thailand, delivering more than 520 pieces of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force cargo Feb. 8 to support exercise Cobra Gold 2013. MSC transported the cargo to T
Indian Coast Guard Commissions ‘Rajratan’ IPV into Service
Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Rajratan’, the fifth of a series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan in Kolkata on Monday, February 11. In his address during the commissioning ceremony, Vice Admiral Muralidharan dwelt
Belgian Frigate BNS Louise-Marie Completes Counter Piracy Mission, Heads Home
Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie is on her way home after completing three months of counter piracy patrols with the European Union’s counter piracy mission – EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) – Operation Atalanta. BNS Louise-Marie joined EU NAVFOR, which fights piracy off the coast of Somalia, on 23 Novem
USCG Cutter Vigorous Provides Assistance to Disabled Cruise Ship
The US Coast Guard is maintaining communication with a cruise ship that has lost main propulsion and is dead in the water approximately 136 miles north of Merida, Mexico Sunday. The Carnival cruise ship Triumph reported a fire in the aft engine room. Cruise ship personnel isolated and extinguished t
NATO Commander Discusses Naval Operations with Russian Counterpart
At the beginning of February Rear Admiral Antonio NATALE welcomed RADM Vladimir Nikolayevich Vdovenko, Commander of Russian Federation Pacific Fleet Task Group on board the NATO flagship ITS San Marco. The meeting was a useful opportunity to discuss naval operations and in particular where there are
Beachmaster Unit 1 Assigned to USS Peleliu Ready for Their Next Task
The embarked Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 1 Beach Team Foxtrot await their next objective while maintaining equipment and fine-tuning mission readiness in the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). BMU-1 provides enabling components in support of amphibious operations, deploys naval bea
Top News of The Week Feb 4 – 9, 2013
The Philippines: AGHAM Calls for Naval, Ship-Building Self-Reliance In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the Philippine government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the
China, Japan Engage in New Invective over Disputed East China Sea Islands
China and Japan engaged in a fresh feud over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited East China Sea islands, according to Reuters.com. The most recent tension was raised with the alleged aiming of weapons on the part of a Chinese warship, targeting radar on a Japanese vessel situated
US, Canadian Forces to Participate in Task Group Exercise
USS Port Royal (CG 73), homeported at Pearl Harbor, will participate in the theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) phase of the Submarine Commander’s Course (SCC) and a task group exercise (TGEX) alongside the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The exercise will take place off the coast of Oahu Feb. 11-17. A
Japan: Outfitting and Inspections in Progress at New USNHO Facility
Outfitting and inspections are currently in progress at the new U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) facility on Camp Foster, and planning is underway to transfer hospital operations to the new facility in March of 2013. The replacement hospital, located on Camp Foster, will have the same capabilitie