Vessels
Midshipmen Board USS Gettysburg for Summer Training
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile Cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) is currently hosting 14 midshipmen during their summer training. The midshipmen have been aboard for several underway periods, experiencing numerous evolutions as the ship conducted its readiness evaluation and supported helicopte
VBSS Teams Conduct MIO Training during BALTOPS
Danish, Georgian and U.S. visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams conducted Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) training during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2014 June 13. The teams boarded FGS Spessart (A1442), a Rhn-class tanker of the German Navy. During the boarding, VBSS teams
New Squadron 725 Team Expands
The New Squadron 725 (NUSQN 725) team at Naval Air Station Jacksonville recently grew by two, with the graduation of the first Royal Australian Navy Aircrewmen to complete the MH-60R Seahawk Romeo Basic Sensor Operators Course and achieve the qualification of ‘Senso’. Graduates of the previous Sea
Carl Vinson CSG 1 Prepares for Deployment
Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG 1) successfully completed Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) off the coast of Southern California June 9, marking the final step in the strike group’s preparation for its upcoming deployment. “CSG 1 completed their integrated and advanced training during a single underwa
USS Gettysburg Reaches 1000th Safe Helicopter Landing
Late at night, while underway conducting a readiness evaluation and deck landing qualifications June 5, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) conducted its 1000th safe helicopter landing of 2014. A helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron 72 marked th
USS Pennsylvania Sets Longest Patrol Record
USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) with its Gold Crew aboard, returned home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor June 14 following a 140-day strategic deterrent patrol, setting a new record for the longest patrol completed by an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. Pennsylvania Gold’s patrol, which began in Ja
USS George H.W. Bush to Move into Arabian Gulf
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to move from the North Arabian Sea into the Arabian Gulf. The order will provide the Commander-in-Chief additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens an
Image of the Day: E-2C Hawkeyes Fly over USS Carl Vinson
E-2C Hawkeyes from the Sun Kings of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit level training off the coast of Southern California. The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third United S
Perma-Fix Gets Waste Treatment Deal from U.S. Navy
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a waste treatment services contract valued at approximately $9 million, including option periods, from the Department of the Navy, NAVSUP-Fleet Logistics Center-Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Maritime Industrial Division. U
HMCS Athabaskan Takes Part in Rendez-Vous Naval
HMCS Athabaskan will visit Québec City to participate in the Rendez-vous naval, which will be held June 13-15. “The Royal Canadian Navy is proud to participate in the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous naval de Québec, an event that highlights and pays homage to the naval history and maritime characte
Commander Australian Fleet Air Arm Visits New Squadron 725
Commander Australian Fleet Air Arm, Commodore Vince Di Pietro, recently visited New Squadron 725 (NUSQN 725) in Jacksonville, Florida. The Commander Fleet Air Arm spent a very busy three days at Jacksonville visiting the Squadron and all the other people and moving parts that make up the Royal Aus
USS Nimitz Pays Short Visit to Esquimalt (Canada)
United States Ship (USS) Nimitz, an aircraft carrier and one of the largest warships in the world, will visit Esquimalt, B.C., June 13-16. The ship is stopping for this short visit before continuing on to Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental & Test Ranges (CFMETR) at Nanoose Bay to conduct trials a
USS George Washington’s IM 2 Maintains CVW Aircraft
Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department 2nd Division (IM 2) aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) helps keep Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 mission ready. IM 2 division disassembles, repairs, rebuilds and tests specialized jet engines used by CVW ai
USS Harry S. Truman Promotes Sailors
Nineteen chief petty officers were advanced to the rank of senior chief petty officer aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 6. The 19 learned of their selections from a 1MC call made by Capt. Bob Roth, Truman’s commanding officer. He was not the only newly advanced senior chie