Weapons Systems
Image of the Day: USS Ross Fights the Mediterranean Sea
The guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) transits the Mediterranean Sea during high wind conditions. Ross is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. Image: US Navy
USS Donald Cook Commences FOST
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) began Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) March 23, 2015. FOST is based out of naval bases in the United Kingdom (UK); it delivers operational training across all disciplines for the Royal Navy and other Navies that wish to make
HMS Diamond Ends Multi-Million Pound Upgrade
The crew of HMS Diamond have been reunited with their ship after spending months ashore while it received a multi-million pound upgrade. The Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer has undergone extensive maintenance and improvements since it returned from operations last July. Work included installation
USS Normandy Recovers 17 Packages of Illegal Narcotics
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) recovered more than 1,000 pounds of illegal narcotics while transiting the Mediterranean Sea, March 21, 2015. While conducting routine flight operations, the pilots of an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike
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USS Theodore Roosevelt on Its Way to Portsmouth More than 5,000 American sailors are heading for Portsmouth on board the giant aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. USS Curtis Wilbur Ends Sea Trials After EDSRA The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) completed
USS Carney Prepares Homeport Shift to Rota, Spain
Representatives from Naval Station Rota, Spain, spoke with Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) and their families March 17 and 18 to prepare them for their homeport shift to Rota this fall. Carney will be the fourth Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to be
USS Ross Deploys to US 6th Fleet
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 17, to begin its second forward-deployed patrol in support of ballistic missile defense of Europe and Operation Atlantic Resolve. Ross’ forward presence and the ship’s participation in combin
USS Laboon Leaves Gaeta, Italy
The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon departed Gaeta, Italy. The vessel, which left the port on March 12, took a short break from its busy schedule. Laboon, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.
NATO MARCOM Launches TRIDENT JEWEL
On Monday, March 16, NATO Allied Maritime Command began its full operational capability (FOC) certification exercise TRIDENT JEWEL, testing the headquarters staff’s abilities to manage a joint multinational operation with a significant maritime component. Exercise TRIDENT JEWEL marks the culmination
USS Jason Dunham Conducts PASSEX in Adriatic Sea
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) participated in a bilateral underway engagement, passing exercise (PASSEX), with Albanian and Montenegrin maritime forces in the Adriatic Sea, March 16, 2015. The exercise aimed to improve maritime capabilities and reassure
Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord Visits HMS Raleigh
The Royal Navy’s new Second Sea Lord has visited HMS Raleigh bringing to the end his first week in his new post. Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock, a former Commanding Officer of the training base in Torpoint, spent the day at HMS Raleigh where he met some of the Royal Navy’s latest recruits. The Secon
HMS Torbay Ends Six-Month Patrol
Royal Navy’s submarine HMS Torbay returned to her base-port at Plymouth after a successful six-month patrol. HMS Torbay entered Plymouth Sound from where the vessel started her transit up the River Hamoaze to her berth in HM Naval Base Devonport. The nuclear-powered submarine, which carries Tomahawk
USS Jason Dunham Waves Goodbye to Bar, Montenegro
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed Bar, Montenegro, after a three-day scheduled port visit March 16. Jason Dunham’s presence in Montenegro reaffirmed that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties with allies while working toward mutual go
Theodore Roosevelt CSG Joins 6th Fleet
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered 6th Fleet in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe, March 16. The TRCSG consists of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 staff, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore