This Day in Naval History - March 09
1798 - The first U.S. Navy surgeon, George Balfour, is appointed. 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads a successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico. 1862…
Carrier Strike Group Wraps Up Joint Exercise
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 took their final steps toward deployment as they completed the Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) March 2.
SURFLANT Tours MCM CLASSRON, Ships
Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SURFLANT) toured two mine warfare class squadron’s mine countermeasures ships March 5 to evaluate the progress…
Cowpens Team Attends Single-Ship ASW Qualifications at Yokosuka
The U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) team aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) attended the single-ship ASW qualification…
Exercise Foal Eagle 2007 in Full Swing
Essex Amphibious Ready Group and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) on March 5 to conduct Reception Staging…
Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic Welcomes New Commander
U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLC LANT) will welcome its new Commander during a change-of-command ceremony at the Sheraton Waterside in Norfolk…
Navy’s First Riverine Squadron Deploys
Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, based at Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek deployed March 8 after a year of intense training with Marine forces. The deployment…
Cummings: Resolving Deepwater Will Require a Long Term Commitment
U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, convened a Subcommittee hearing to examine the…
Conrad Shipyard Delivers First of Six Liftboats
Morgan City, Louisiana Conrad Industries, Inc. announced that Offshore Marine Contractors, Inc. Conrad Shipyards. the namesake, christened the 175’ Class liftboat, “Lacie Bourg”.
Wärtsilä Opens New Office in Denmark
Wärtsilä celebrates the inauguration of new office and workshop premises in Hirtshals, Denmark. Over the past year Wärtsilä has invested almost $2.6m in the new building.
Unified Support Conducts Exercise
Homeland Security Task Force Southeast (HSTF-SE) maintains the operational plan for mass migration from a Caribbean nation called Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS).
