The Spanish Navy concluded its Command of the Spanish-Italian Amphibious Force (SIAF) on Tuesday, July 7. The change of command ceremony took place on the flight deck of the LHD ‘Juan Carlos I’ docked in Rota Naval Base and was presided over by the Spanish and Italian Fleet Commanders, Santiago Bolí
Six sailors from HMS Ocean were among the prize-winners at this year’s Defence Maritime Logistics School annual awards ceremony held at HMS Raleigh. The group were among 32 sailors to receive awards recognising the top students trained at the DMLS over the past year, while others were presented to t
French Navy’s frigate La Fayette made a stop last month in the port of Naples, Italy. The unit, which sailed from the French port of Toulon, was engaged in normal training activities that included a stop in the Neapolitan city, where a delegation of the French crew was received at the admiralty buil
Swede Ship Marine will install new Kongsberg Maritime sonar systems as part of a major rebuild and lifetime extension of five patrol boats for the Swedish Navy. The new sonars will replace the previous model SIMRAD SS576 sonars first installed in 1996 on board the Tapper-class (or Bevakningsbåt 80),
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg officially joined Standing NATO Maritime Forces in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean yesterday, July 7, as part of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s response to the Putin regime’s aggression in Central and Eastern Europe. HMCS Winnip
Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel ‘Alborán’, currently engaged in the albacore surveillance and protection campaign off Cape Finisterre, assisted a Spanish fishing boat with a fisherman with a stroke on board. Given the seriousness of the cerebrovascular accident, it was decided to medevac the f
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Tallinn, Estonia, for a scheduled port visit July 7. Strengthening alliances during the port visit to Tallinn demonstrates the shared commitment the U.S. has toward promoting safety and stability within the
Senior members of the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) attended the Exercise Breeze 2015 pre-sail conference in Varna, Bulgaria, July 7. The focus of the exercise is on interoperability, anti-submarine warfare, and maritime interdiction operations, among other warfare capabilities. US fo
One of the new Jehu class landing ships, which the Finnish Navy received in June, will be presented to the audience for the first time on 9 July in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland. The multipurpose and fast Jehu class represents the newest capacity of the Navy. The ships can be used for troop
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans will sail into London on today, July 7 for an eight-day visit. The ship, is primarily in town for an affiliation visit, will be moored in West India Dock in the heart of Canary Wharf and will be open to the public on Saturday, July 11. HMS St […]
This weekend NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) have arrived in the Black Sea, to train and operate with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian, United States, Greek and Turkish Navies. This training opportunity will
After completing 4 months of counter piracy missions on Operation Atalanta, Spanish warship ESPS Infanta Cristina heads to her homeport of Cartagena in Spain. The Spanish warship was employed in a wide variety of missions during her deployment. This included counter piracy patrols, fishing monitorin
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Varna, Bulgaria, for a scheduled port visit, July 6, 2015. Porter’s presence in Bulgaria reaffirms to NATO allies that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties while working toward mutual goals of promoting p
US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21) hosted Col. Brendan B. McAloon, the Senior Defense Official in Paris, and Jane D. Hartley, U.S. Ambassador to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco, for a distinguished visitor tour with Admiral of French Firefighters, Jean-
