British Navy Frigate HMS Montrose has set for a six and a half month patrolling in the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands where it is… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, November 01, 2011;
Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 Detachment (Det.) 1 launched an Aqua Puma All Environment (AE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the weather d… (unmannedvehicles) [mappress] Source: unmannedvehicles, November 01, 2011;
General Dynamics completed its acquisition of Metro Machine Corp., a leading East Coast surface-ship repair company that supports the U.S. Navy fleet in Norfolk, Va. The value of the cash transaction has not been disclosed. Metro Machine Corp. now becomes part of the shipbuilding and repair operatio
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $13 million contract for continued work on the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt(DDG 1000) class of destroyers. This is a modification to a previously awarded contract. “This contract modification pro
Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) held a change of command ceremony at the USS Nevada Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 28. Capt. David Hughes relieved Capt. William C. Johnson as commanding officer of Lake Erie. Rear Adm. Joseph Horn, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program
USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) reached a major milestone Oct. 25 when “The Big Stick” and her crew celebrated the 25th anniversary of the ship’s commissioning, which comes at the midpoint of TR’s 3-year Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNSY). The crew honored the
Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked approximately 1,200 Marines and 1,700 Sailors to complete the first phase of PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) Oct. 25 and 26. This process involves on-loading and off-loading embarked personnel, aircraft, w
Amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) departed Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 25 on her way to Florida, the first of her final three port calls before being decommissioned. Commissioned in 1971, Ponce is on her way for a visit to Port Canaveral, Fla., before heading in the Caribbean to call in th
The Navy commissioned its eighth Virginia-class submarine, USS California (SSN 781), during a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 29. More than 1,500 people attended the ceremony at the naval station, while others viewed it live on the Internet. Rep. Buck McKeon of California, House Armed Se
A Pre-Commissioning Unit California (SSN 781) Sailor, originally from Compton, Calif., reflects on serving aboard the Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine on the eve of her commissioning, Oct. 29. “As a native Californian, I’m proud to represent the Golden State,” said Chief Culinary Specialist (S
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) completed the inaugural at-sea portion of exercise Cutlass Express, in the Somali Basin region, Oct. 25-28. Cutlass Express is an exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, and focuses on addressing piracy through information sharing and coordinated operations among in
Commissioning committee members supporting the future (USS) Minnesota (SSN 783) will attend the Pre-Commissioning Unit California (SSN 781) commissioning Oct. 29 to learn the nuances of a commissioning ceremony. Commissioning committee members Dave Hutton, Brian Skon, and Jim Sillman will participat
A Lockheed Martin led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the future USS Milwaukee, the U.S. Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The term, lay the keel, in shipbuilding language, means the beginning of a significant undertaking, which is the start of the
On Saturday, October 22, the shipbuilders of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , completed the largest and most complex ship module movement ever executed at the shipyard. The mid-forebody section of Zumwalt, the lead ship of the DDG-1000 class of guided missile dest
