Indian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel INS Saryu is taking part in a week long ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) 2015. The aim of ARF DiREx-15 is to exercise information sharing and networking among national agencies of this region towards providing Humanitarian Assistance an
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) frocked 225 Sailors to the next pay grade during a frocking ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, May 26. Twenty-five second class and 84 third class petty officers earned an additional chevron while 116 Sailors earned the
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and ships from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted separate one-day multilateral naval exercises with France and Turkey in the waters south of the Korean peninsula May 23 and 25. The exercises, conducted with French frigate
LCS Crew 103 Rough Riders successfully completed the second quarter of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth’s (LCS 3) maiden deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific following a crew swap with LCS Crew 102 Gold Crew May 26. The turnover is Fort Worth’s second crew swap and marks the halfway point of t
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) conducted its first replenishment-at-sea (RAS) of its patrol, May 25. The mighty Antietam’s deck department was at the heart of the evolution and was responsible for safely receiving 30 pallets of supplies via vertical replenishment (
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) successfully demonstrated the Secretary of the Navy’s new initiative to pay husbanding service providers (HSP) using a new process, called procure-to-pay (P2P), in a proof-of-principle (PoP) test during a port visit in Singapore, May 1
During a recent port visit to Manila, Philippines, two Japanese Navy vessels JS Harusame (DD-102) and JS Amigiri (DD-154) held a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF16) at vicinity of Manila Bay and Corregidor. While in PASSEX, the ships conducted maneuvering, visual communications a
A former motor tanker from Philippine National Oil Company was added to the Philippine Navy’s inventory during a Christening and Commissioning Ceremony on May 23, 2015 at Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, Fort San Felipe, Cavite City. BRP Lake Caliraya (AF81) was the former MT Lapu-Lapu of the PNOC Shi
The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, is on an operational deployment to South Indian Ocean and South China Sea. As a part of this deployment, INS Satpura, indigenously built guided missile stealth frigate
Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) completed its carrier qualifications (CQ), May 23. CQ allows CVW 5 pilots and George Washington’s flight deck crew to prove accuracy and proficiency in successfully landing and recovering aircraft. Accordin
Australian Navy to Receive Its First Air Warfare Destroyer The first of three new Australian air warfare destroyer, HMAS Hobart, is due for delivery tomorrow, May 23, 2015. US Navy Tests Catapult Shots with EMALS aboard CVN 78 The US Navy conducted the first-ever, shipboard, full-speed catapult shot
Adm. Michelle Howard, vice chief of naval operations, hosted a reception for senior naval leaders on board littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) May 20. Howard is the senior U.S. Navy leader participating in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) 2015. The biennial IMDEX Asia wa
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) completed an ammunition on load May 20, while at anchorage off of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Sailors assigned to Antietam’s weapons department took charge of the shipboard evolution and were responsible for the planning of
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) visited Shimoda, to participate in the city’s 76th annual Black Ship Festival, May 14-17. The festival commemorated the 161st anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in 1854, a historical event that marked the beg
