CEBU, Republic of the Philippines– Thirty Sailors from amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) took part in a community service (COMSERV) project at the Children’s Shelter of Cebu in Cebu, Philippines, May 28. During the day-long project, the group of Sailors […]
SURABAYA, Indonesia – The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Indonesian Navy (IDN) begins May 29, with the arrival of a U.S. Navy Task Group and Marine landing force in Surabaya, Indonesia. The exercise is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. […]
EAST CHINA SEA – Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) completed a replenishment at sea (RAS) with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) on May 26. During the RAS, McCampbell took on supplies to include food, mail and fuel, which are essential to the […]
Published on May 30, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments “….the Fourth Circuit [has] made clear that anyone who attempts an armed hijacking of another vessel on the high seas is a pirate under U.S. law” – U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride. U.S. Appeals Court Clarifies: Successful or Not, Attacking a Ship IS Piracy […]
USS TAYLOR, At Sea (NNS) — Over the past several weeks, guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) and its visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team, have actively patrolled the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) and provided security assistance to several merchant vessels transiting through the Gulf of Aden region. Taylor, with embarked Helicopter Anti-Submarine […]
KITTERY, Maine (AP) – A union leader at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard says he’s confident the fire-damaged USS Miami can be repaired, but the Navy says it’ll be two to three weeks before there’s any word. Patricia Dolan from the Naval Sea Systems Command says the Navy won’t have anything to say until its formal investigations […]
YOKOSUKA, Japan – USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) Preparation and Assist Team May 20-25, to observe the ship’s INSURV Phase III and to provide technical advice to better prepare the aircraft carrier for its upcoming inspection. INSURV Phase III was the first chance for George Washington’s crew […]
HONG KONG – The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Hong Kong May 25 for a port visit. More than 2,000 Sailors and Marines are expected to go ashore to visit the city and participate in goodwill-generating activities as well as cultural […]
USS MAKIN ISLAND, At Sea – The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) is underway following a four-day port visit to Sepangar, Malaysia, May 18-21. The port visit served not only as a break for the crew after more than four months of conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area […]
Published on May 18, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The Turkish Navy vessel TCG Giresun has detained 14 Somali pirates and rescued seven Yemeni sailors who were being held hostage aboard their fishing dhow. The Giresun (F-491) intercepted the pirates 190 nautical miles off the coast of Oman on Friday morning after the […]