Capt. Sterling Dawley relieved Capt. Yvette Davids as commanding officer of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a change of command ceremony aboard the Bunker Hill while in port in Singapore, Oct. 3. Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, commander, Carrier Strike Group 1,
Sailors and Coastguardsmen disrupted a shipment of cocaine illegally trafficked in the 4th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 25. Members of guided-missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell (WHEC-719) with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 Detachment
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group wrapped up operations in the Western Pacific and reported for duty in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility Oct. 15. The strike group consists of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) with embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and Destroyer Squa
The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, USS La Jolla (SSN 701), celebrated an active career spanning more than three decades at Lockwood Hall Lanai at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 14, prior to her decommissioning. La Jolla is scheduled to depart Pearl Harbor en route to Norfol
USS Constitution will get underway in Boston Harbor on Friday, Oct. 17, in commemoration of the U.S. Navy’s 239th birthday and the ship’s upcoming 217th birthday. More than 500 guests, made up of individuals and organizations with long-standing ties of support to both the ship and the Navy, will acc
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Argus is preparing for a journey to Sierra Leone as part of the UK’s leading role in response to the Ebola outbreak. The members of the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Royal Marines will deploy to West Africa later this week taking three Merlin helicopters and ai
The United States Department of Defense has announced that Austal USA has been awarded a US$8.440 million cost-plus contract modification to a previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract. The contract exercises options for core class services for the LCS Program. Austal USA will assess en
The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Batumi, Georgia, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 14. Mount Whitney’s presence in Georgia reaffirms to partner countries that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to the common goal of promoting security and stability wit
As the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transited seas in the Singapore region Oct. 1, Carl Vinson Commanding Officer, Capt. Karl Thomas, held a brief memorial ceremony to remember the loss of two Royal Navy (RN) ships in this region during the Battle of Malaya in 1941. The com
The crew of the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) completed a biennial Supply Management Certification (SMC) Oct. 8 while moored at its homeport at Naval Base Norfolk, Va. Inspectors from Afloat Training Group Mid-Atlantic (ATG) visited Arlington to conduct the assessment and grade th
The Spanish Navy’s oceanic patrol vessel ‘Cazadora’, currently conducting a maritime surveillance and patrol operation in the Gulf of Cadiz and the Alboran Sea, intercepted an inflatable craft with 15 male immigrants, 62 miles off the coast of Almería. The Spanish Navy ship received a notice from a
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) arrived in Singapore, Oct. 4, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of 150, Columbia will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. “Since departi
Expeditionary Survey Vessels (ESV), assigned to the Fleet Survey Team (FST), launched from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for the first time Oct. 9 during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX 15). The ESVs were launched from LCAC 29, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, in the Sulu Sea. They we
San Francisco Fleet Week 2014 (SFFW 14) came to an end Oct. 13 after thousands of people came out to visit with America’s sea services. The six-day long event included nearly 25,000 guests from the Bay Area who had the opportunity to tour Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65),
