Vessels
CP-15 Final Mission Stop Ends
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Haiti on Sept. 19th, marking the completion of Comfort’s eleventh and final mission stop in support of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15). Joint-military members and non-governmental organization volunteers completed medical ope
Sea Trials Delayed for USS Gerald R. Ford
Testing of advanced systems onboard USS Gerald R. Ford has fallen behind schedule, thereby delaying the sea trials phase. The delay of the sea trials phase may add up to six to eight weeks and push the delivery of the US Navy’s new aircraft carrier behind the march 2016 deadline. In a statement rele
USS Fort Worth Ends First Maintenance in Sembawang
The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is making preparations to get underway from Sembawang after successfully conducting preventive maintenance availability (PMAV) and restricted availability (RAV) maintenance. This availability was particularly unique, as it was the first maintenance ava
USS The Sullivans Sails for Exercise Joint Warrior
The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departed Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 21 to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland. Besides The Sullivans, other U.S. Navy units participating in the exercise include the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), the f
HMAS Melbourne Gets Busy on Operation MANITOU
Australian Navy’s HMAS Melbourne is hard at work on her first Operation MANITOU patrol of her current deployment with the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East and northern Indian Ocean. This is Melbourne’s eighth deployment to the Middle East and her second deployment with the
HMS Gloucester Sails to a Scrap Yard in Turkey
Royal Navy’s former HMS Gloucester, the last remaining Type 42 destroyer, has left on a voyage to a scrap yard in Turkey. The vessel, which was decommissioned after 29 years of service, departed Portsmouth, UK, for the final time today. These 42 type destroyers are being replaced by the new hi-tech
Qatar Armed Forces Tour UK’s HMS Duncan
The UK’s newest warship hosted a special day at sea for military officers from Qatar’s Joint Command and Staff Course. As part of her deployment to the Persian Gulf region, the Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan laid on the demonstration for Army, Navy and Air Force officers studying on the select postgra
USS George Washington Prepares for Southern Seas 2015
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to begin the Southern Seas 2015 deployment and participate in UNITAS 2015, from late Sept. to mid Dec. 2015. George Washington, Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG9), Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), USNS Bighorn
Another Successful SLMM-Ex for US Navy
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Submarine Force successfully tested its operational proficiency in clandestine mine deployment during a Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine Exercise (SLMM-Ex) conducted earlier this month off the coast of Kauai at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). SLMM-Ex is designed to d
Harry S. Truman Halfway Through COMPTUEX
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), reached its midpoint Sept. 18. Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 2, to participate in COMPTUEX, a series of at sea-training scenarios meant to test profic
USS Ramage Assists Stranded Vessel
Guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, rendered aid to a distressed vessel, Sept. 18. While conducting a training exercise off the coast of South Carolina, Ramage lookouts reported sighting a red flare. Upon further inspection the crew spotted
USS Russell Becomes Part of US 7th Fleet
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Sept. 20 after departing from their homeport of San Diego, Sept. 9. Commanded by Cmdr. Gill McCarthy, Russell is a ballistic missile defense ship that departed her homepo
US Navy Teams Train in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
U.S. Navy Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician training teams completed their third stop of the Southern Partnership Station-Joint High Speed Vessel (SPS-JHSV) 15 mission Sept. 14. The training took place in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala as part of the Adaptive Force Package (AFP) onboard US
HMS Enterprise Helps Save Over 350 People
Royal Navy’s HMS Enterprise has provided further assistance to Italian-led EU rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Saturday, September 19, in a mission that saved the lives of 377 migrants. Working as part of a wider EU mission to detect and disrupt people smuggling gangs, HMS Enterprise was ta