An international task force of Marines embarked the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) landing platform dock HNLMS Rotterdam (L800) as part of a 3-month comprehensive effort to strengthen capabilities with African partner forces in West Africa on Aug. 30. The ship and combined security cooperation task f
Lockheed Martin will provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. allied navy customers from Canada and The Netherlands with upgrade kits and services for the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo under a new, $37 million contract award, part of a five-year effort to upgrade the entire submarine fleet. The Mod 7 Common Broad
USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) held a change of command ceremony in the ship’s homeport of San Diego, Aug. 30. During the ceremony, Cmdr. William H. Baxter turned over command of the guided missile destroyer to Cmdr. Randy J. Van Rossum, who has previously served as the ship’s executive officer. The c
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Darwin, Australia Aug. 31. Bonhomme Richard is in Darwin as part of Exercise Koolendong 2013 (KD 13), a bilateral exercise taking place at the Bradshaw Field Training
U.S. Army, Navy and Marine forces in conjunction with Japan Self-Defense Forces and local Japanese agencies participated in the Shizuoka Prefectural Government (SPG) annual disaster drill Sept. 1. During the drill, U.S. Armed Forces joined first responders from SPG, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Fuji a
The U.S. Navy and Australian Defense Force (ADF) successfully recovered and disposed of the live ordnance emergency-jettisoned by two AV-8B Harrier aircraft on July 16 off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The two inert and two unarmed live rounds were located by Royal Australian Navy minehunter H
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea broke ground on a new headquarters facility Aug. 29 during a ceremony at the Republic of Korea navy base at Busan. The ground-breaking marks the beginning of construction on a headquarters facility that will house U.S. Navy personnel currently based in Seoul at U.S
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operational Support Unit (EODOSU) 7 held a disestablishment ceremony at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Aug. 25. EODOSU 7, located at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, began its service as EOD Mobile Unit 7 in October 1986. After its commissioning in June 2010 as EODOSU 7,
More than 30 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 participated in a friendship exchange at Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa’s White Beach Naval Facility, Aug. 24. NMCB 3 volunteers joined roughly 60 other participants from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), the
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to the U.S. Navy yesterday. The redelivery took place following successful sea trials that tested the ship’s systems after its refueling and
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) medical staff began a two-day basic lifesaving training in a collaborated session at National Hospital Guido Valadares (HNGV) in Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 28 during a scheduled port visit. The basic lifesaving training incorporates CPR and basic patien
Carrier Air Wing 3 flew its first fixed-wing aircraft sorties from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as part of its regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Aug. 27. “For over a year, we have been training hard as a carrier strike group and with o
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson and Fleet Master Chief April Beldo, fleet master chief of manpower, personnel, training and education visited the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Aug. 28. Ferguson is currently in the 7th Fleet area of op
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, to continue its 24/7 support of the U.S. Navy fleet for three shipboard systems. Under the not-to-exceed $24.8 million one-year contract, Northrop Grumman
