Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a cake cutting ceremony held on the ship’s mess deck Oct. 12. The celebration, hosted by Bonhomme Richard’s multi-cultural committee, recognized Hispanic culture, war heroes, celeb
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) came together to recognize Hispanic Americans’ impact on their country and military alike during a Hispanic Heritage celebration Oct. 12. The Nimitz multicultural committee put the event together to recognize and raise awareness about the contr
More than 300 active duty, reserve and retired service members, DOD civilians, and their guests celebrated the Navy’s 237th birthday during a ball at Bangor Plaza Ballroom on Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor, Oct. 13. “Our families, our heroes” was the theme of this year’s ball. “First, I want to than
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) celebrated the 237th birthday of the United States Navy, Oct. 13 while deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. The day began with a special formation of the ship’s crew on the flight deck, arranged to form “2-3-7-T-H”, repr
Engineers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division – Ship Systems Engineering Station (NSWCCD-SSES) completed scans of a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Oct. 5, using new three-dimensional laser metrology equipment. Laser metrology uses laser-based measurements to create a computer-generated,
Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) has been the first to do a lot of things. The “Big E” was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the first carrier to respond to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. On April 29, 1986, Enterprise did something that no other nuclear-powered
With cheers from family and friends rocking the piers in New London, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) returned home to Naval Submarine Base New London, Oct. 12, following a nearly seven-month scheduled deployment. Departing its homeport March 23, USS Toledo deployed to the
Senior American officer Rear Admiral Mark Buzby paid a visit to HMS Collingwood’s Maritime Warfare School as part of a UK-wide visit looking into how the Royal Navy’s global operations are supported. The admiral is head of the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command – its counterpart to the UK’s Royal Fl
More than 20 spouses and relatives of Sailors stationed aboard Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) are lacing up their running shoes and participating in the 19th annual ING Hartford, 5k, half and full marathon, Oct. 13. The runners are taking the place of the USS Hartford Sail
Exercise Joint Warrior 12-2 concluded off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 11. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 took part in the exercise with guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) fleet replenishment ship USNS Leroy Grumman (TAO 195), Helicopter Mari
Guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) took part in a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 8. The exercise included evacuating 11 Royal Navy midshipmen posing as citizens in simulated danger from Mallaig, Scotland to Gettysburg on two rigid-hull i
Sailors aboard amphibious dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) conducted damage control training drills to maintain shipboard readiness, Oct. 10. During the drills, the ship’s damage control training team (DCTT) placed the ship in a training environment where each damage control team, compose
Representing the U.S. Navy, Team “Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead” was named the 2012 All-Military Wilderness Challenge champions, Oct. 6, with a winning overall time of 7:11:13. Defending champions, Team “HT-18B” from Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Fla., came in second with a time of 7:
Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 and Destroyer Squadron 15 took time away from their port-call liberty to participate in community engagement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct
