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Keel laid for USS Harvey Barnum destroyer at Bath Iron Works
Apr 06, 2021 (UPI)
According to a Navy press release, Col. Harvey "Barney" Barnum, Jr., and his wife and ship sponsor, Martha Hill, attended the ceremony along with Acting Secreta...
Three Coast Guard cutters head to Europe, Bahrain
Apr 05, 2021 (UPI)
The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton and the Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope and USCGC Robert Goldman began th...
U.S. Navy carrier strike group passes through Suez Canal
Apr 05, 2021 (UPI)
The weekend north-to-south passage from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea involved the aircraft carrier and three escort ships in its carrier strike group, t...
Tunisia, Greece hold joint naval exercises
Apr 03, 2021 (AFP)
"This exercise aims to develop cooperation between Tunisia and Greece in the fight against all dangers at sea, including illegal immigration (and) smuggling," D...
U.S., Australian ships meet for Pacific exercises near California
Apr 02, 2021 (UPI)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn and Australia's Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney met for two days of exercises off ...
USS Tripoli prepares for sea trials after fitting-out tests
Mar 31, 2021 (UPI)
The FOA on the ship, the Navy's second in the America class, concluded last week in San Diego, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a press release on Wednesday. T...
Dutch ship to join British carrier strike group in first deployment
Mar 31, 2021 (UPI)
Led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the strike group will travel from the North Atlantic Ocean, to the Mediterranean Sea and through the Suez Canal...
USS Theodore Roosevelt joins India's air force, navy for exercises
Mar 29, 2021 (UPI)
The two-day joint force maritime exercise in the Indian Ocean involved the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its three escort ships, U.S. Navy onboard carrier air wing...
U.S. Navy orders 10th Virginia-class submarine
Mar 29, 2021 (UPI)
Its Newport News Shipbuilding division, partnered with General Dynamics Electric Boat, received a $22 billion contract in 2019 to build nine submarines, with an...
USS Arleigh Burke deploys to Rota, Spain, its new home port
Mar 26, 2021 (UPI)
The ship, commissioned in 1991 as the first of its class, carries AEGIS Weapons Systems and the latest AEGIS Baseline 9 upgrades. It will be one of four Forward...
USS Monterey leaves Black Sea after NATO exercise, Romanian port visit
Mar 24, 2021 (UPI)
The USS Monterey, part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, conducted a port call in Romania on Monday and Tuesday after Sea Shield 2021, an an...
France, U.S., others participate in Group Arabian Sea Warfare Exercise
Mar 23, 2021 (UPI)
Belgium, Japan and the United States all participated in the exercise, which the Navy described in a press release as the first major multilateral exercise sinc...
USS Philippine Sea back in action after stop for COVID-19 vaccinations
Mar 22, 2021 (UPI)
The guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea arrived in Bahrain, headquarters of the Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf, for an unscheduled visit on March ...
Former Argentine military chiefs sanctioned over sunk submarine
Mar 22, 2021 (AFP)
Retired admiral Marcelo Srur was handed "45 days of arrest" for having given an "incomplete" picture to the defense ministry of what happened to the submarine, ...
USS Winston S. Churchill returns home after 9-month deployment
Mar 19, 2021 (UPI)
"We left for pre-deployment requirements on 22 JUN 2020, and today marks the return of our ship and crew after nearly nine months away from home," Cmdr. Tim Sha...
Plans underway for UNITAS 2021 U.S.-South American naval exercises
Mar 19, 2021 (UPI)
The U.S. 4th Fleet and the Peruvian Navy co-hosted a virtual planning conference this week for the event, scheduled to be held in September off Peru's coast, ac...
Eisenhower Strike Group conducts joint exercise with Turkish Navy
Mar 18, 2021 (UPI)
"It is a pleasure working with our Turkish Allies and continuing to build upon a 70-year foundation of shared values and experiences," Rear Adm. Scott Robertson...
U.S. Navy investigates apparent suicide of submarine sailor
Mar 17, 2021 (UPI)
The unidentified sailor was aboard a submarine when the shooting occurred on Monday, the Navy said, adding that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service will in...
USS Monterey conducts joint patrol exercise with Israeli ships
Mar 16, 2021 (UPI)
"Regional security and stability are directly linked to enhanced cooperation, understanding and collaboration with our partners," U.S. Navy Capt. Joe Baggett, U...
USS Vella Gulf sidelined again after fuel leak repairs
Mar 15, 2021 (UPI)
The ship, an element of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, deployed with the group to the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 19 but left the convoy near the...
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