The commanding officer of USS Essex (LHD 2) was relieved of command June 18, by Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3, Rear Adm. Gerard Hueber, due to loss of confidence in his ability to command. Capt. Chuck Litchfield was relieved based on the findings of an investigation that was convened by Co
The commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, is back at work June 18 after four days of community partnership-building in his home state of Alabama. Rear Adm. Frank Ponds‘ visit to Selma, Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuskegee was part of the Navy’s 50 flag officers in 50
A Portsmouth-based Royal Navy engineer, described as the heartbeat of HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal, has been awarded the MBE. Warrant Officer 1st Class Marine Engineering Mechanic John ‘Whiskey’ Walker, 50, of Portsmouth, is currently serving on board aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious with the j
The PACEX joint Russo-French naval exercise finished on June 18 in the Barents Sea, reported Northern Fleet (NF) spokesman Capt 2 Rank Yevgeny Kirillov… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, June 19, 2012
BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, will shortly commence work to enable the decommissioned submarine, HMCS Ojibwa to become the centrepiece at the new Elgin Military Museum of Naval History being built in Port Burwell, Ontario. Ojibwa has completed its route from Dartmouth, Nov
One of the Navy’s amphibious ships HMAS Choules has suffered a defect which has caused her to return to Sydney. HMAS Choules departed Sydney on 13 June 2012 for Queensland where it was scheduled to support Exercise Hamel in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. On 14 June 2012 a defect occurred on one o
The United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan will conduct a two-day, trilateral naval exercise June 21 – 22 in the waters south of the Korean peninsula. The exercise will focus on improving interoperability and communications with the ROK navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, w
Portugal marked its first trans-Atlantic submarine trip when NRP Tridente arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, June 14. Tridente is here to participate in the multi-national Fleet Training Exercise War of 1812 (FLEETEX) from June 19 to 29. “The Portuguese are one of our European allies,” said Cmdr. Tom
Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) commenced the load of 900,000 gallons of a 50/50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum-based fuel at Defense Fuel Support Point, Manchester, Wash. June 13. Kaiser will deliver the biofuel to the p
Three Pacific Fleet (PF) ships on June 13 left Vladivostok for Hawaii to participate in the RIMPAC-2012 joint naval exercise, reports Interfax… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, June 14, 2012; Image: Navsource
French frigate De Grasse called at Northern Fleet (NF) main base Severomorsk paying a formal visit till June 15… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, June 14, 2012
The U.S. Navy proved the ability of Raytheon Company’s Griffin® B missileto engage rapidly moving small boats during a recent live-fire demonstration. “This demonstration shows the Griffin missile’s effectiveness in engaging the type of small, fast-moving boats used by swarming threats and pirates,”
After her high-profile role in jubilee commemorations, HMS Diamond sails on her maiden deployment today. The departure of the Portsmouth-based Type 45 means half the force of world-leading destroyers is on active service – a fact hailed as a ‘watershed’ moment by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond. Th
On June 12th, EU Naval Force rescued a small fishing boat on the northern coast of Somalia. In the afternoon of June 12th, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Italian frigate Scirocco rescued a small fishing boat (skiff type) in distress with two Somali fishermen coming from the town of Alula, on the norther
