Vessels
US Navy Orders Ship Self-Defense Hardware
DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the US Navy has awarded the company access to a $31.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide command and control hardware products for the service’s Ship Self-Defense System Mark 2 (SSDS), used on Navy aircraf
Viktor Lenac Awarded USS Mount Whitney Repair Deal
Viktor Lenac Shipyard D.D., Rijeka, Croatia, is being awarded a $21,3 million firm-fixed-price contract for a 179-day Extended Service Life Program, dry docking and ship repair of USS Mount Whitney. The ship’s primary mission is to provide communication, command, and control support to U.S. Navy f
SNMG2 Arrives in Baltimore for Star Spangled Spectacular
Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) arrived yesterday, September 10, in Baltimore as part of the Star Spangled Spectacular celebrations taking place here. This port visit is part of a North American deployment for SNMG2, during which the force has completed numerous exercises with allied nati
New Software for US Navy’s UCLASS system
NAVAIR engineers recently installed new software for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system’s control station at the program’s Naval Air Station Patuxent River lab. In early September, the UCLASS team integrated the latest iteration of Common Control
New Commander aboard USS Texas
The command of USS Texas (SSN 775) was passed, Sept. 9, as Cmdr. Andrew Hertel was relieved by Cmdr. Todd Nethercott as commanding officer at a time-honored change of command ceremony held aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. In
UK Sailors Form Message for Star Spangled Spectacular
The company of a British warship have formed up and spelled out a special message for their American colleagues ahead of arriving into Baltimore. Royal Navy frigate, HMS Argyll, will shortly come alongside in the US city just as the Star Spangled Spectacular – a commemorative event marking the 200
HMCS Athabaskan Deploys for Operation Caribbe
HMCS Athabaskan departed Halifax September 7 to support Operation Caribbe, Canada’s contribution to the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking and organized crime in the Caribbean and on the Pacific coast of Central America. The ship will join allied forces in the area of operations la
Op Nanook 2014 Comes to an End
Operation Nanook 2014, the premier annual Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operation held in Canada’s North, has now concluded, highlighting the CAF’s ability to exercise sovereignty and support the safety and security of Canadians in the North. This year’s operation, held from August 20-29, involved m
CACI Bags Littoral Combat Ship Contract
CACI International Inc was awarded a prime contract, with a total value of $44 million if all options are exercised, to provide logistics and acquisition management support to the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ship (PEO LCS). This 14-month (eight-mon
Image of the Day: Sea Hawk Prepares for Take Off
Sailors remove chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 as it prepares to take off from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Mar
LCS Support Deal Awarded
Computer Sciences Corp. Defense and Intelligence Group, Washington, District of Columbia, is being awarded a $16,6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for professional services in support of the Littoral Combat Ship Program Office, PMS 501, and the LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Off
31st MEU Embarks USS Germantown
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) to support patrol with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (PEL ARG). The 538 Marines embarked with a variety of equipment to support amphibious operations
USS Fort McHenry Honors Battle of Baltimore Anniversary
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Sept. 5, honored the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore. The fire hose salute was rendered to honor Fort McHenry’s namesake: the original fort that guarded Baltimore harbor in the War of 1812 and successfully fended off the invad
Recipients of Stockdale Award Announced
The 2014 recipients of the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award were announced in NAVADMIN 208/14 released Sept. 9. The award was established in honor of Vice Adm. Stockdale whose distinguished naval career symbolized the highest standards of excellence in both personal conduct and lead