Vessels
US Navy to Participate in Veterans Week NYC 2013
Several hundred U.S. Navy Sailors will participate in Veterans Week NYC 2013 from Nov. 6 – 12 in New York City to honor the service and sacrifice of all American veterans. Sailors from local commands in Manhattan, the Bronx, Long Island and New Jersey will be joined by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabu
USA: Rolls-Royce Nets $50.7 Mln MissionCare Contract Extension
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $50.7 million MissionCare contract extension by the US Department of Defense to provide continued support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft. The contract extension will continue the successful MissionCare support which has pro
GD’s C4 Rescue 21 System Used in 60,000 USCG Search & Rescue Operations
The U.S. Coast Guard has conducted approximately 60,000 search and rescue operations since 2006 with support from the General Dynamics C4 Systems-built Rescue 21 system. The nationwide command, control and communications system connects Coast Guard personnel with distressed mariners up to 20 nautica
Colombian Navy Ship Pays Visit to San Diego
Sailors and cadets from the Colombian navy toured San Diego during a routine port visit by the Armada de la Republica de Colombia (ARC) Gloria Nov. 1-5. Crew members and cadets of ARC Gloria had the opportunity to visit various military units in San Diego. Thirty cadets visited the Marine Corps Recr
USS City of Corpus Christi Deploys to the Western Pacific
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) departed Nov. 4 from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a deployment to the Western Pacific region. City of Corpus Christi’s Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Christopher Buziak, commented that the submarine is ready and her cr
Exercise Dogu Akdeniz 2013 Kicks Off
Dogu Akdeniz, an annual Turkish-led naval training exercise, began Nov. 4. USS Stout (DDG 55) was invited to participate in this year’s exercise, hosted by Commander, Turkish Fleet, with forces from the Turkish coast guard, Turkish air force and ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). Led
Keel Laid for USNS Lewis B. Puller
General Dynamics NASSCO yesterday hosted a keel laying ceremony for the USNS Lewis B. Puller, the third ship in the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class. The ship is named in honor of Lewis B. Puller, the most decorated U.S. Marine in history and the only one to be awarded five Navy Crosses. Mrs. Eli
India, US Navy Begin Malabar 2013
Naval forces from India and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2013, Nov. 5 – 11. Malabar is a regularly scheduled bilateral naval field training exercise and has grown in scope and complexity over the years. Malabar 2013 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises conducte
GDEB Nabs Submarine Planing Services Deal
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat an $18.2 million contract modification to perform reactor-plant planning yard services for nuclear submarines and supportyard services for moored training ships. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Initially awarded
US Bolsters Its Presence in Southeast Asia
U.S. force rotations in the Asia-Pacific region are bolstering key relationships there as they extend the U.S. presence to reflect today’s security environment, the U.S. Pacific Command chief told American Forces Press Service. US Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III called the rotations — currently in
HMS Illustrious, USS Boxer Exchange Crew
UK and US personnel took the chance to cross decks and swap ships as their vessels met up in the same waters off the coast of Oman. HMS Illustrious, part of the UK’s Response Force Task Group deployed on Cougar 13, and the USS Boxer planned the encounter at sea south of Salalah. USS Boxer […]
HM-15 Visits Naval Support Activity Panama City
The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) completed a two-week Airborne Mine Countermeasure (AMCM) training session in the Joint Gulf Test Range, located in the Gulf of Mexico off Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC), Fla. Part of a tight-knit community, and one
US Navy’s Triton UAS Wing Confirms Its Structural Strength
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, Inc., have successfully demonstrated the structural strength of the U.S. Navy’s Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) wing. This is a key capability that will allow the aircraft to descend fr
HII Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Future USS John Finn
Huntington Ingalls Industries laid the keel for the future USS John Finn (DDG 113) during a ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 4. The keel of DDG 113 was authenticated as being “straight and truly laid” by Laura Stavridis – the ship’s sponsor and wife of retired Admiral Jame