US Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Bill Moran visited Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as part of a tour to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 10 – 11. During the trip, Moran, joined by Fleet Master Chief April Beldo, master chief for Manpower, P
The annual U.S.-Ukraine co-hosted multinational training exercise Sea Breeze 2015 concluded in Odesa, Ukraine and the Black Sea Sept. 12, 2015. Maritime forces from 11 allied and partnering nations participated in the 14th iteration of Sea Breeze. This year’s exercise included training at Ukrainian
USS Anzio’s CO Relieved of Duties The commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, was relieved of his duties today by Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, Rear Adm. Bret Batchelder. 50.000 Workers Could Build Australian Subs German shipb
The Philippine Navy and the Philippine Air Force have commenced a joint exercise on Monday, September 07. The exercise was launched in an Opening Ceremony held at Suarez Hall, Fleet Support Force, Naval Base Heracleo Alano, Sangley Point, Cavite City. Codenamed DAGIT 2015, the PN-PAF Interoperabilit
As Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia drew to a close, the Marines aboard USS GERMANTOWN break down their rifles, scrub their nylon tents, and perform maintenance on the vehicles that took them to the Indonesian shores. While living ashore for five days, they participated in
Spanish Navy’s frigate Victoria (F82) yesterday set sail from Rota Naval Base to join the anti-piracy Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. The vessel will be part of the EU Naval Force from October until February. During this period it will contribute by escorting vulnerable vessels, monitor
After sailing over 10,000 km each, the Royal Australian Navy’s HMA Ships Sirius, Arunta and Sheean are in Visakhapatnam, India preparing to exercise with the Indian Navy. The inuagural bilateral maritime activity, AUSINDEX, will commence on 12 September and will start with briefings and practical de
Royal New Zealand Navy’s frigate HMNZS TE KAHA recently assisted a yacht in the north Tasman Sea. The yacht MAHI was on a voyage out of Brisbane when it got into trouble on Wednesday night with a leak around its rudder stock. TE KAHA, bound for South East Asia, was 180 nautical miles south of [&hell
Huntington Ingalls Industries’s AMSEC LLC subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide support services to Navy ships on behalf of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center. AMSEC was one of three contractors awarded a multiple task order, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-del
Australia’s newest military capability, the Amphibious Ready Element embarked in HMAS Canberra, is continuing to hone its skills during Exercise Sea Explorer in Far North Queensland. The element has been conducting the second of the ‘Sea Series’ of exercises under command of the Amphibious Task Grou
Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) earned their engineering operational certification (EOC) Aug. 20. Engineering Assessment Pacific (EAP) inspected the ship’s capability to conduct evolutions and combat casualties. Inspectors spent two days ensuring each engin
Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 saw the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps operating closely with Japan, Mexico and New Zealand to successfully conduct amphibious beach landings and tactical air operations. Participating nations have performed a multitude of exercises ashore and off the coast of Southern Cali
First DDG 51 Class Remote Halocarbon Alarm has been installed on USS Shoup (DDG 86) in August. Halocarbon compounds are chemicals used as refrigerants in Navy ships and tend to accumulate because they don’t readily degrade in natural environments. Incineration and accidental fires can create corrosi
The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and an embarked detachment rendered aid to a distressed fishing vessel in the Red Sea, Sept. 8. Farragut Sailors and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 noticed the disabled boat. Farragut’s vi
