HMAS Newcastle (CMDR P.J. O’Grady, CSM) has conducted her first port visit in the Middle East, to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The 24-hour visit on 31 May marked multiple achievements including a visit by members of the JTF633 Command Team, storing ship, along with receipt of civilian “snai
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to provide electronics and communications services and solutions in support of mission capabilities within the Decision Superiority (DS) P
Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center (FLEASWTRACEN) held a change of command at Naval Base Point Loma, June 4. Capt. Scott Dugan relieved Capt. Richard Thomas as commanding officer. Thomas assumed command of the training center in June 2011. During his tenure, he led the renewal of fleet ant
Portsmouth based Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster completed a visit to the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda at the start of her six-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean. Bermuda was the first port of call since Lancaster left Portsmouth on the 28th May and crossed the Atlantic. The
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) received a new commanding officer during a ceremony at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fleet Theater, June 12. During the event, Capt. James T. Jones turned over command of the warship to Capt. Kurush F. Morris. Rear Adm. Mike Montgomery,
HMAS Newcastle rendezvoused with “Big Ike” the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea for a day of steaming in company on 2 June 2013. Joining the one hundred thousand-ton Nimitz-class carrier and her escorts the Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Hue City and the German Guided Missil
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom’s (LCS 1 visit, board, search and seizure team) and the amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge LCC 19 Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Pacific staged a joint boarding exercise on the Freedom, June 11. The exercise involved both teams on Freedom’s 1
HMAS Newcastle has conducted her first Replenishment at Sea (RAS) serial in the Middle East Area of Operations with RFA Fort Victoria on 29 May 2013. This RAS was the first such evolution in the MEAO for Newcastle (CMDR P. O’Grady, CSM) and added to Newcastle’s growing list of partnerships with inte
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) arrived in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines for a port visit, June 12. “It is wonderful to be back in the Philippines,” said Capt. Patrick Kelly, commanding officer. “The warmth and hospitality of the Philippine people is as excep
During a recent port visit to Mombasa the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta flagship NRP Álvares Cabral hosted representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP). The port visit in Kenya coincided with a re-supply visit from the WFP Ship MV Caroline Scan which allowed the second
Naval reservists from 10 nations, including the UK, descended on New Zealand to practise their response to natural disasters. Exercise Bell Buoy saw the personnel, who form part of Maritime Trade Operations, rehearse how they would ensure merchant and military shipping could aid a country in the eve
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, based in Moorestown, New Jersey, has been assigned with a contract modification to exercise options for fiscal 2013 Aegis Platform Systems Engineering Agent activities and Aegis Modernization Advanced Capability Build engineering. The cost-plus-fixed-fee
Iranian destroyer Bayandor has hit the water once again after a major revamp that lasted over a year and a half, the Associated Press writes. The modernization of the warship, undertaken as a part of the country’s efforts to attain defense self-sufficiency, included arming the warship with anti-ship
Participating nations in ADMM Plus HADR & MM multinational military exercise continue to arrive in Brunei via land, sea, and air. The latest arrival list included countries like India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of Singapore, Kingdom of Thailand, Russian Federation and the United States. Inc
