Tough love, long hours and relentless travel may be what characterises a posting to the Sea Training Group (STG), but so too does passion, patience, adaptability and subject matter expertise, as was observed during HMAS Ballarat’s Unit Readiness Evaluation, from 29 to 30 July. Members of the “Green
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Crew 102, which had been deployed aboard USS Freedom (LCS 1) since March, is scheduled to return to San Diego Aug. 7 following the ship’s maiden overseas deployment in support of operations with regional navies in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Crew 102 turned over
Earlier yesterday, Tuesday 6 August, Commodore Jorge Novo Palma Portuguese Navy handed over the Force Command of EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta to Commodore Peter Lenselink Royal Netherlands Navy during a change of command ceremony aboard NRP Álvares Cabral in the Port of Djib
More than 400 friends and family members arrived on board the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) for a one-day Tiger Cruise in Gaeta, Italy, Aug. 5. Participants in the event, also known as ‘tigers’, received a welcome aboard package upon arrival which included a welcome aboard lette
On Monday, 29 July 2013, the Dutch frigate HNLMS VAN SPEIJK, part of NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD, conducted a maritime exercise together with the Seychelles Coast Guard, focusing on search and rescue operations and enhancing coordination and cooperation between the Coast Guard and N
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith joined the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, and the Trustees of the Australian Sailor Monument to launch the Australian Sailor Monument Appeal in Fremantle, Western Australia, on August 2. The Australian Sailo
Aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) the outgoing “Gold” crew and incoming “Blue” crew completed the first crew swap on a deployed LCS during a brief turnover ceremony Aug. 6. Both crews assembled in two distinct formations on either side of the flight deck “T” line used to designate
Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) will become the first West Coast ship to deploy with the MV-22 Osprey this fall. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) is embarked on Boxer as a part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and will deploy wi
A new attack missile boat has started sea trials with Russia’s Caspian Flotilla, the Southern Military District said… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 6, 2013; Image: Caspian Flotilla
The Philippine Navy has received its second major warship today, reported the eagle.com. BRP Ramon Alcaraz, a former U.S. Coastguard cutter, was welcomed by the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III while pulling into Subic Bay. The President stated that the ship will further contribute to intensi
The command of a warship was passed down at a time-honored ceremony that was held at the submarine piers for the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 2. Cmdr. Richard Seif, commanding officer of Jacksonville, was relieved by Cmdr. Matt
USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully completed final contract trials and returned to San Diego July 18. Final contract trials serve as the final review of a newly constructed ship, with the ship’s crew operating the vessel while still under warranty from the shipbuilder. The trial, run by the Navy’s
Indra, a global consulting, technology, innovation and talent company, has won a contract from the German Navy to install its satellite communication systems onto T-404 support ships of the Elbe class. The contract, which runs for three years, includes the manufacture, installation, testing and trai
Guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) transported a Turkish mariner to U.S. Navy Hospital Sigonella early in the morning of Aug. 4 following a request for assistance from Turkish Navy warship TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasa (A579). San Jacinto was transiting the Mediterranean Sea conducting r
