As part of Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training (CARAT) 2015, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) embarked 13 specially-trained Navy personnel from the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) – Far East Detachment in Okinawa. The team of Sailors brought with them an arsenal o
Officers from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) invited instructors from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) aboard for training, August 7. San Diego’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Carl W. Meuser, said: We in the surface community recognized that we wer
Two Royal Navy vessels are currently at Naval Base Simon’s Town, South Africa, on an informal visit. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessel RFA Gold Rover and Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster enter the harbour on August 13 where they will conduct maintenance. The vessels will be in Simon’s Town for a period
AV-8B Harriers assigned to the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced), which launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted strike missions in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) Aug. 17. The Harriers executed strike missions to
In preparation for delivery later this year, NUSHIP Adelaide will start her final period of sea trials today. The second of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will leave the BAE Systems’ Williamstown shipyard and head up the eastern coast of NSW t
US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, visited the crew of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego Aug. 17. After serving for seven years as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan,
Sailors from Britain’s new aircraft carrier got all-mod-cons accommodation in double-quick time, after DIO provided a solution to Rosyth’s shortage of beds. The 2 future aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are currently being built in Rosyth. Defence Inf
French Navy La Fayette-class frigate Surcouf (F711) concluded its mission as part of the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150) on August 6. The vessel was deployed for three and a half months and travelled more than 20,000 nautical miles covering the Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Sue
Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter HMS Shoreham is taking a short break in Gibraltar. According to the Ministry of Defence in Gibraltar, the vessel will conduct fuel and supplies replenishment and will shortly continue its journey back home to Faslane, UK. HMS Shoreham is returning from an operatio
AV-8B Harriers assigned to the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) began flying sorties from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) Aug. 16 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). The Harriers were prepared to execute strike missions in Iraq to disma
Sailors aboard USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully demonstrated a passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system’s utility during Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) container testing conducted off the coast of Florida, in early July. The RFID project showed the technology’s abilit
The crew of USS Patriot (MCM 7) concluded operations in the bi-lateral mine warfare exercise MINEX 2JA, July 28. The exercise offered the opportunity for both the U. S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) to execute mine Warfare operations in a littoral environment. Additionally, t
The commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Capt. Douglas Verissimo, announced the command’s Sailors of the Quarter (SOQ), Aug. 5. The SOQ’s were as follows: Chief (select) Boatswain’s Mate Christopher Beach as the Senior Sailor of the Quarter, Ship’s Servi
US Navy’s Junior officers (JO) assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) are learning to overcome the difficulties of navigating the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship. America’s JOs are beginning their harbor navigation training – a prerequisite to earning their surface warfare qua
