Indian Navy vessel INS Tarkash, which participated in the Operation Rahat, returned to Mumbai harbour on April 18, while INS Mumbai had entered on 16 April 15. Earlier this year, a raging civil war in Yemen has left thousands of people homeless and stranded. With the situation in the country deterio
NOAA: USS Independence Wreck “Amazingly Intact” NOAA, working with private industry partners and the U.S. Navy, has confirmed the location and condition of the USS Independence, the lead ship of its class of light aircraft carriers that were critical during the American naval offensive in the Pacifi
Sailors heave around lines during a sea and anchor detail aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). At the time, April 10, the vessel was in Salalah, Oman. Fort McHenry, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and t
A F/A-18C Hornet, attached to Mighty Shrikes of the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The operation was conducted on April 11, as the vessel was sailing in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of r
In March the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and partner nations once more demonstrated the strength of working together to maintain secure and stable sea lanes in the Middle East waterways. In support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) maritime security and counter-terrorism operations, aircraft f
After a six month deployment, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has been effectively relieved from the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve by the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). On April 13, 2015, the two carriers pulled side by side and the thorough turnover process
A member from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon 621 is hoisted by an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 11 during a mine disposal exercise. HS-11 is embarked with Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier
Australian Navy’s tanker HMAS Success recently hosted a number of United Arab Emirates Navy officers while alongside in Dubai for a brief self-maintenance period. Twenty United Arab Emirates Navy engineering officers toured the ship, becoming familiar with her current role and capabilities. Sailing
In a Royal Australian Navy first, HMAS Success was recently assigned to a NATO counter-piracy operation in Middle Eastern waters. Operation OCEAN SHIELD is a NATO-led counter piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa that is tasked with providing Naval escort and deterring piracy
Indian Navy’s First Scorpene Sub Undocks Kalvari, first of the Indian Navy’s Scorpene class stealth submarines being built under the Project 75, under collaboration with M/s DCNS, France, achieved a major milestone today with her ‘undocking’ at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Spanish Navy’s Frigate
Rear Adm. Eric Chaperon, French Task Force 473 commander, and Rear Adm. Chris Grady, Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group commander and Commander Task Force 50, met aboard French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R-91) to discuss interoperability and integration between the two navies, April 8. Charle
The Commander of Combined Task Force 150 visited HMAS Success during the ship’s recent self-maintenance period at the half way point of its Operation MANITOU deployment in the Middle East region. In an address to the ship’s company, Commodore Brian Santarpia, of the Canadian Navy, highlighted the im
The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) pulled out of port in Duqm, Oman after completing mid-deployment voyage repairs and maintenance aboard the ship. Sailors and Marines aboard Iwo Jima worked with civilian contractors in Duqm to conduct maintenance on many of the ship’s vital systems in
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) following a routine transit of the Suez Canal, April 6. While in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOO, TRCSG will provide a range of flexible and adaptable capabilities in order to conduct theater security c
