Training & Education
Final Planing Conference of FRUKUS-2012 Takes Place in St.Petersburg, Russia
Final planning conference of the FRUKUS-2012 joint naval exercise is taking place in Central Naval Museum… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 23, 2012
USS Bunker Hill to Return to San Diego
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) is scheduled to return to San Diego, May 23, after a deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. Bunker Hill, along with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Halsey (DDG 97), got underway on Nov. 30, 2011, for a deploy
USS Makin Island Volunteers in Kota Kinabalu
Sailors and Marines deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) volunteered their time with children at the Bukit Harapan Therapeutic Community children’s home in Kota Kinabalu, May 19. A group of Makin Island Sailors, along with Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditio
UK: First Woman to Command Major Warship
Commander Sarah West, aged 40, joins Type 23 frigate HMS Portland in Rosyth today, becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy’s history to be selected to command a major warship. Another milestone was recently achieved as Commander Sue Moore, 43, became the first woman to command a squadron of minor
Norway Reluctant to Renounce Its Submarine Fleet
NATO summit, taking place in Chicago, hosted tabling of various burning topics including reduction of national submarine fleets under the ‘smart defense’ concept, the Barents Observer informed. Namely, the said concept suggests that not all allied nations should have all possible military capacities
PE12 Participants Conduct Mass Casualty Drill Aboard USS Simpson
Service members from Algeria, Greece, Morocco, Turkey and the U.S. teamed up aboard guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) to conduct a mass casualty drill in support of Exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) in Souda Bay, Crete, May 18. The exercise gave participants the opportunity to demonstra
Peru: UNITAS PAC Participants Prepare for Advanced Phase
Commanding officers of the Chilean, Colombian, Mexican, Peruvian and U.S. Navy ships participating in UNITAS Pacific (PAC) gathered aboard Peruvian frigate Mariategui (FM 54) for a mid-exercise brief, May 19. The agenda included debriefs of the work-up phase of UNITAS PAC and an exchange of plans fo
USA: ONR to Participate in Fleet Week New York
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is taking some of its hottest technologies and hands-on science activities to the city that never sleeps during Fleet Week New York May 23-30, a free event open to the public. “This is a great opportunity to connect with others across the maritime family and with N
FGS Bremen Joins EUNAVFOR in Horn of Africa
FGS BREMEN has commenced her tour of duty patrolling the waters of the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa as the tenth ship of the EU NAVAL FORCE (EU NAVFOR). Having left her home port of Wilhelmshaven on 7th May BREMEN arrives on station after a 14 day transit. Originally designed as a submarine [&hel
Royal Australian Navy Ships Exercise off Darwin
Dundee Beach, south of Darwin was the venue on Friday for the culmination of two weeks of training for seven Royal Australian Navy ships participating in Exercise TRITON THUNDER 01-12. HMA Ships Ararat, Larrakia, Diamantina, Gascoyne, Balikpapan, Shepparton, Benalla, AS350BA Squirrel Helicopters fro
ITS SCIROCCO Enhances EU Cooperation With Seychelles
On 16 May 2012, Italian EU NAVFOR warship ITS SCIROCCO provided a one-day training session for the Seychelles Coast Guard and on 17 May 2012 welcomed the Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Investments, Natural Resources and Industry of the Republic of Seychelles, and the Italian Co
Seychelles to Bring 11 Suspected Pirates Before Justice
On Wednesday 16 May the Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspected pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on 12 May 2012, EU NAVFOR updated today. On 19 May 2012, a team from HNLMS Van Amstel handed over the suspect pirates to the Seychelles authorities
UK: Royal Navy Medic Recognized for Bravery and Heroism
A wounded Royal Navy medic who saved the lives of four colleagues after they were seriously injured in Afghanistan by a grenade attack in 2011 received a Military Cross this week from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. Despite shrapnel wounds to his leg and face, Medical Assistant (MA) Liam O’Grad
USS Abraham Lincoln Hosts Recruitment Training for Future LDOs and CWOs
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) participated in a weekly limited duty officer (LDO) and chief warrant officer (CWO) recruitment training session, May 16. Lincoln holds the training to prepare interested Sailors for the extensive application process, one