THE first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter to join a French frigate on a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon. As part of the initiative for the UK and French armed forces to work more closely together, the Lynx Mark 8 aircraft from Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton will
Participants of the IONIEX-2012 joint Russian-Italian naval exercise, namely Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy, BSF seagoing… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 13, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
The Navy has reestablished a formal Individual Personnel Tempo (ITEMPO) Program Management Office to administer the program, train commands and provide assistance to the Fleet with compliance, according to a message released, Nov. 9. The term ITEMPO means the amount of time Sailors are engaged in th
Student naval aviators from various training squadrons completed their first carrier landings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Nov. 5 to begin their carrier qualifications (CQs). Sailors from the “Eagles” of Training Squadron (VT) 7, the “Tigers” of VT-9, the “Redhawks” of VT
The final hull section of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has arrived at Rosyth dockyard, according to the Scotsman.com. The Lower Block 04 left BAE System’s yard on the Clyde last Sunday. For more details visit the link. “LB04 is the largest section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, and the final part o
More than 50 active-duty service members and veterans from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Naval Station Mayport and other area military commands visited 70 elementary, middle and high school classrooms Nov. 5-9 in support of the Week of Valor. The city-sponsored init
As Sailors and their families get ready for the upcoming holiday season, the leadership of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) kicked off a safe driving campaign with the construction of a powerful display on the pier near the ship, Nov. 6. Personnel from Makin Island’s Safety depar
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy and seagoing tug MB-304, Italian frigates Aviere and Zeffiro took the sea on… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 12, 2012
Production crews completed nearly two weeks of filming for the pilot episode of “The Last Ship”, executive produced by Michael Bay, onboard Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) and the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) Nov. 2. Production teams filmed on board NBSD and Halsey in
Indian Navy on Nov 9 received frigate INS Tarkash, the second out of three-ship series built by JSC Yantar Shipyard… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 12, 2012
Royal Saudi Naval Force members, in conjunction with, the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) toured the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC), Nov. 7. The visiting group consisted of seven naval officers from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who tou
Players from the University of Florida Gators and Georgetown University Hoyas men’s basketball team toured the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Nov. 8. The teams will play in the Navy Marine Corps Classic basketball game held on the ship’s flight deck, Nov. 9, during the City
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Friday that the Virginia-class submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) was launched into the James River Nov. 3 at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. “Launch is a significant accomplishment in the life of a submarine,” said Jim Hughes, NNS’ vice
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(AW/NAC) Mike D. Stevens released the following Veterans Day message to the Fleet Nov. 9. “Veterans, Shipmates and Navy Families, On Veterans Day, we remember and pay tribute to those who have gone before us and say ‘thank you’ to those who are currently
