Vessels
USS Constitution Gets Retention Excellence Award
The crew of USS Constitution officially announced its reception of the Retention Excellence Award for fiscal year (FY) 2013, March 19. This marks the second straight year ‘Old Ironsides’ has received the award, which was presented to Constitution’s crew by Deputy Director, Navy Staff Capt. Vincent
US Navy Takes Part in Ice Exercise 2014
Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) announced Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) and Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) commenced Ice Exercise 2014 (ICEX 2014) in the Arctic Ocean March 19. USS New Mexico is homeported in Groton, Conn., and commanded
US P-8A Poseidon Continues MH370 Search from Australia
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft completed its transition from Kuala Lumpur to Perth March 18 to continue the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. “The search has expanded to the southern portions of the Indian Ocean and the P-8A has the range required t
US Navy Destroyer Escorts ‘Morning Glory’ to Libya
Twenty-five U.S. Navy personnel remain aboard the oil tanker Morning Glory after a team of Navy SEALs boarded and took control of the ship on March 17, Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said yesterday. U.S. forces took control of the tanker in international waters at the request of the g
US, Romanian and Bulgarian Navies Increase Interoperability with PASSEX
Guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) partnered with regional NATO allies Romania and Bulgaria for a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Black Sea, March 19, to enhance maritime capabilities between these countries. The exercise allowed Truxtun and the Romanian navy the opportunity to conduc
US, ROK Navy Ships Conclude Participation in Exercise FE 14
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) along with other U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy ships concluded their participation in Exercise Foal Eagle 2014 (FE 14), March 15. FE 14 is an umbrella of bi-lateral and joint exercises held annually that strengthen
General Dynamics NASSCO Gets USS Pearl Harbor Contract Modification
San Diego based General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, has received a USD 62.5 million modification to previously awarded contract for the USS Pearl Harbor’s fiscal 2014 extended dry-dock phased maintenance availability. An extended dry-dock phased maintenance availability inclu
USS Kidd Detaches from MH370 SAR Efforts
Searching a combined 15,000 square miles since March 10th, USS Kidd and its MH-60R helicopters completed their search of the Andaman Sea and have been detached from the MH370 Search and Rescue (SAR) effort as of March 18. No debris or wreckage associated with an aircraft was found. “The dedication
USS Jason Dunham Spills Oil off Outer Banks
About 35,000 gallons of diesel fuel were discharged from the U.S. Navy’s destroyer, USS Jason Dunham, off the Outer Banks, North Carolina, according to the Outer Banks Voice. The spill started on March 11, 50 miles east-southeast of Ocracoke and continued until March 12 around 75 miles east of Car
Image of the Day: HNLMS Zeeland Arrives in Aruba
The Royal Netherlands’ Navy Holland-class offshore patrol vessel HNLMS Zeeland entering Aruba mid March. Built at the Damen Schelde shipyard in Vlissingen, HNLMS Zeeland is a new addition to Dutch Navy’s fleet, commissioned in August 2013. The vessel is deployed to the Caribbean Sea since February
NSSA 2M Lab Supports USS Cole
Norfolk Ship Support Activity’s (NSSA) Miniature/Micro-Miniature (2M) Electronic Repair Lab began trouble shooting faulty circuit cards for the Sonar Set AN/SQS-53C received from USS Cole (DDG 67) March 14. For the second consecutive year, NSSA’s total repairs surpassed the totals of all other Nav
USCG Offloads USD 23 Mln Worth of Seized Cocaine
Crewmembers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offloaded yesterday (March 17th) approximately 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $23 million, in St. Petersburg, Fla. On March 12, during a patrol in the western Caribbean, crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa de
NORTC Units Host Crew Members from USS Henry M. Jackson
Midshipmen from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Northwestern University (NU) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) units welcomed crew members from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730), March 12-13. Jackson’s Gold Crew Commanding Officer
Canadian Ships, Aircraft Return from Fleet Exercise
Ships from Canadian Fleet Atlantic and aircraft from 12 Wing Shearwater and 14 Wing Greenwood have returned to their home bases after a well-accomplished fleet exercise off the eastern seaboard. The valuable training saw the ships, aircraft and submarine tested for upcoming operations. For the Com