USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) had eight sailors from the Italian Marina Militare set sail with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) March 11. The Italian team is accompanying their AV-8B Harrier II to Italy after completing a scheduled Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C. “This is the first time [...]
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Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) concluded a week-long series of community service (COMSERV) projects, Jan. 16. While in port to support their primary mission of submarine repair, Sailors spent a great deal of their spare time reaching out to local communities by providing cosmetic maintenance to churches and schools, [...]
Sailors from guided-destroyer, USS Higgins (DDG-65) donated gifts and food to Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) pediatric hematology and oncology in-patient ward making the holidays a little brighter for the special group of patients Dec. 21. Higgins’ Yeoman 1st Class Jaime Saenz’s daughter, Isabella, is currently a patient in NMCSD’s hematology and oncology in-patient [...]
First batch-produced helicopters Ka-52K for Mistral-class amphibious assault ships will roll off production line in 2013… Source: Russian Navy, October 31, 2012; Image: Function
The instances of piracy off the coast of Somalia have been a constant source of concern for the Government. The Ministry of Shipping, in close co-ordination with the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Navy and other agencies has been making discreet efforts to secure the release of Indian maritime personnel. So far, 242 Indian crew [...]
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Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 visited Saint Barnabus’ Society and Home as part of a community service (COMSERV) project Dec. 29, during the ship’s port visit to Hong Kong. Saint Barnabus’ Society and Home is a homeless shelter in Western District, Hong Kong. [...]
The Royal Australian Navy’s Sea King helicopters and 817 Squadron have made their final flight as part of a decommissioning ceremony held at HMAS Albatross in Nowra today. The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon and Chief of Navy, VADM Ray Griggs, were on hand to welcome the final flight and thank the [...]
Residents of Sydney, Canberra and the Shoalhaven had their last chance to see the Royal Australian Navy’s Sea King helicopters in the air today as they said farewell to the nation with a formation flypast. The formation launched from the Naval Air Station at HMAS Albatross in Nowra at 10:00am, proceeded north up the NSW [...]
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The decision to postpone the last in 2011 test of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava has not been made so far, reported RIA Novosti on Dec 3 referring to a high-ranking representative of Russian Navy. The information about postponing of the missile’s test launch was circulated in the last week by some media sources [...]
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Underwater, the Remus does what man on the surface can not. Mark Ockerbloom (myfoxboston) Source: myfoxboston, October 05 , 2011
