Excited family and friends gathered on Friday at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton to welcome back 211 Flight from 815 Naval Air Squadron from their 7 month deployment at Sea embarked on HMS Argyll. The warship HMS Argyll has returned to her base port, Devonport but for 211 Lynx Flight home is RNAS
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) began flight operations certification, Sept. 12, and will continue throughout its current underway period. Smoke steams from the hydraulics of 20,000 pounds of American diplomacy landing on the flight deck. Before launching again, the aircraft revs up, roars and takes
The third annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh commenced with an opening ceremony at Naval Base Issa Khan, Sept. 16. Continuing through Sept. 21, CARAT Bangladesh 2013 consists of 6 days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared mari
On Tuesday 10 September, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro embarked a Skeldar V-200 Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the port of Djibouti. Prior to embarking the UAV on board the ESPS Meteoro, it was tested by the Spanish Navy in Canary Islands waters on board th
Master Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens and his wife, Theresa Stevens, thanked Navy Obudsman for the support and dedication provided to US Sailors, families and the navy in general. “For the past 43 years, Ombudsmen have been an irreplaceable resource for our Sailors, while se
The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans, (LPD 18), passed its Maintenance and Material Management (3M) 1.4 assessment Aug. 28 while transiting for a Western Pacific deployment. The ship earned a total cumulative score of 91.68 percent after completing a rigorous 28 week pre-deployment tra
Taiwan to Buy Warships from US Navy Taiwan Navy is planning to buy two warships from the US Navy, according to the Agence France-Presse. The warships will be Perry-class frigates, which are estimated to be worth up to USD 5.6 billion. The purchase is part of Taiwan Navy’s efforts to modernize their
The US Navy is preparing an early armament concept for its new submarines that will join the Virginia-class, according to examiner.com. The Navy wants to increase the number of tomahawk missiles, which will equip the new submarines. Currently, the Virginia class submarines have a maximum of 12 tomah
Three Chinese warships arrived in Thailand’s Sattahip naval base yesterday, on the invitation from the Royal Thai Navy, as reported by the Global Times. The ships will be docked at Sattahip naval base for a five-day goodwill visit. The Chinese fleet includes Mianyang missile frigate, supply ship Wei
The Russian Navy is sending three more ships to the Mediterranean Sea, according to Ria Novosti. The three ships, namely, guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy and the assault landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov, are expected to reinforce the Russian fleet in the region from 7 to 10 ship
The Navy marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in a ceremony Sept. 12 at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The keel laying ceremony recognizes the first joining together of a ship’s components. While modern shipbuilding process
The Royal Australian Navy would like to congratulate eight of its members who were awarded honours by The Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, during a series of Investiture Ceremonies held at Government House, Sydney this week. They were: Conspicuous Service Cr
The San Diego based Los Angeles-class, fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) hosted a distinguished visitor tour and lunch for the mayor of Olongapo, Sept. 9, during her port visit to Subic Bay. Cmdr. Lincoln Reifsteck, Hampton’s commanding officer, gave Mayor Rolen C. Paulino a tour of the sh
The Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset will anchor in the River Dart on Friday 13 September 2013 as the Royal Navy marks 150 years of Officer training on the river. A series of events have been held throughout the year to make the anniversary of HMS Britannia’s arrival at Dartmouth in September 1863 to be
