Fifty four Royal UK Naval Reservists joined the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, Argus for their first taste of life at sea. The new entry recruits climbed onboard at the weekend as part of a regional forces weekend which tied in with RFA Argus attending the Bournemouth Air Festival. The exercise was o
The fast attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 3, following her final regularly scheduled deployment. The Los Angeles-class submarine’s Commanding Officer Cmdr. Kevin Roach said the crew was outstanding during their deployment to the Western
Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), in company with USS Vicksburg (CG 69) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) participated in a live-fire missile exercise (MISSILEX), Sept. 3. During the exercise, Mitcher fired a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) missile. “USS Mitscher was able
Guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) held a change of command ceremony Sept. 2. Cmdr. Michael Concannon relieved Cmdr. Jennifer Couture as commanding officer. Kauffman’s 17th commanding officer, Couture assumed command in February 2013. Her tour was highlighted by successful unit certifica
The US Coast Guard Cutter Legare offloaded approximately 2,800 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of more than $93 million Thursday morning at Base Miami Beach, Florida. The offload is a result of two successful drug interdictions in the Caribbean since Aug. 23. While on routi
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) completed a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) certification, Sept. 3. The bi-annual certification, conducted by Afloat Training Group (ATG) Western Pacific, evaluated the VBSS team’s ability to properly perform a search for contraband
The public in Wales are invited to a ‘Meet the Forces’ event in Cardiff Bay following the NATO Summit. The event on Sunday (7 September) will give people the chance to hear about what the Armed Forces do, and see some of the equipment used in its duties. There will be the chance to […]
The International Offshore Patrol Vessels conference of 2014, the most well attended patrol vessel event in the world, will take place from September 30 until October 2, in Dublin, Ireland, this year. The conference provided the opportunity for people to meet face-to-face with military and industr
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is buzzing with activity of a different sort as teams of shipbuilders put the final touches on preparations for the christening of the Virginia-class submarine John Warner (SSN 785). The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturda
EU Naval Force warship HNLMS Van Speijk has carried out her first friendly approach in the Gulf of Aden. Following a routine logistical stop in Djibouti, HNLMS Van Speijk was assigned to patrol in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), monitoring merchant traffic and safeguarding s
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral RK Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC commissioned INS Sumitra (fourth indigenous Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel) into the Indian Navy today at a ceremony held at Chennai. On arrival at the Chennai Port Complex, Admiral Dhowan was presented a ceremonial ‘Guard of Hono
Twelve logistics specialist interns from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) came aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 16 to join the ship’s crew for a week as the ship got underway. The Naval Acquisition Development Program (NADP) interns — who work at various NAVAIR lo
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington’s (CVN 73) Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions chapter is taking strides to encourage junior Sailors to make positive decisions. “CSADD is a program that promotes good decision-making and enables leadership grow
As Australia’s largest naval warfare exercise for 2014, KAKADU is providing an important opportunity to hone and exchange knowledge for Australia and fourteen coalition nations working together on a variety of air defence, anti-submarine and surface warfare serials. Five of the participating natio
