The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter completed a passing exercise with the Romanian naval ship ROS Marcellariu (265) July 14, 2015, in the Black Sea. During this PASSEX, Porter and Marcellariu conducted flag hoisting drills, flashing light drills, basic ship maneuvers, small b
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) arrived in Singapore July 15 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 142, Houston will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. Mea
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed Riga, Latvia after a three-day scheduled port visit, July 15, 2015. The vessel participated in a series of drills at sea with the Latvian Navy patrol crafts Jelgava (P-08) and Rēzekne (P-09) prior to arriving in por
Russian Navy’s large anti-submarine destroyer Severomorsk departed its home base today for training in the Barents Sea. Over the next several days the crew of the vessel will undertake a series of combat training exercises, internal ship drills and damage control in motion. The vessel will conduct a
Over the weekend, NATO Allied Maritime Command’s Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Giorgio Lazio met with Bulgarian and Romanian military leadership in the framework of MARCOM periodic engagements with the maritime forces of the Allied nations bordering the Black Sea, and to contribute in profiling NATO’
The opening ceremonies for Talisman Sabre 2015 were completed in Darwin, Australia, July 7, as Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 is underway with U.S. Sailors, Marines and embarked Australian military preparing for the high-level, amphibious training over the next two weeks. Australian service memb
Today, the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG 2), the German frigate FGS HAMBURG, entered the port of Palma de Mallorca for a routine port visit, during which additional ships from other nations will join the Group and make final preparations for deployment. Since the change of comma
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 fires flares near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an air power demonstration. The operation was conducted on July 11 in the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson hosts more than 2,000
Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Alborán, has just returned to her home port in Cartagena after participating in the fisheries surveillance campaign in national and international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. An inspector from the Fisheries Secretariat embarked to monitor, provide support
US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) paddle toward the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) on the waters of the East China Sea from combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC). These boats are small and fast reconnaissance vehicles often called “Cricks”
United States Coast Guard’s new National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754) sailed away from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Sunday, July 12, just one month after being delivered to the USCG. James will be commissioned on Aug. 8 in Boston. The ship will then be statione
US Sailors and Marines have been conducting amphibious exercises reinforcing combat readiness and interoperability among the two services. Cmdr. Daniel P. Duhan, commanding officer of Ashland, said: Ashland is underway for amphibious integration training prior to participating in bilateral exercises
The Royal Australian Navy frigate Ship HMAS ANZAC paid a formal visit to South Africa, Cape Town V&A Waterfront on July 6, 2015. HMAS ANZAC conducted a port call with an objective to enhance the relationship between the Australian Navy and the South African Navy. The Navy also hosted a formal functi
The Pearl Harbor-based guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) has joined the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHRESG) in the patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The addition of a destroyer increases all amphibious mission sets and adds increased weapons and over-the-ho
