February 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – ARC “Gloria”, the flagship of the Colombian Navy, set sail from the main dock of the ARC Naval Base “Bolívar”, with the first contingent of future Marine Corps. Accompanied by civil and military authorities in the region, the departure ceremony that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the first cruise around the world, was chaired…
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ARA Granville Visited Rio de Janeiro
February 20, 2020 (Google Translation) – In the morning of today, the ARA “Granville” corvette entered the port of Rio de Janeiro, after 12 days of sailing, and once all the sailboats participating in the regatta crossed the finish line in the Iate Clube of the city, ending the competition. The corvette was received by the Consul General of the…
Read MoreNavy provides survey support in Antarctica
February 21, 2020 – Nine members of the Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit recently sailed to Australia’s Davis research station in Antarctica on RSV Aurora Australis to begin survey operations as part of the Davis Aerodrome project. The team will conduct survey operations to identify potential sites to land construction equipment and materials for a proposed all-seasons, paved runway near Davis…
Read MoreNUWC Keyport and CFMETR Ready Marine Mammal Monitoring System
February 24, 2020 – Marine Mammal Monitoring (M3R) is an underwater acoustic sensor system being adopted by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport for use in a testing range in the northwest Salish Sea operated jointly by the U.S. Navy and Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental & Test Ranges (CFMETR). M3R utilizes a system of hydrophones and computer algorithms…
Read MoreA Quick Look at the Biggest Explosion Ever Seen in the Universe
Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe in a galaxy cluster 390 million light years away.
Read MoreNavy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown
February 28, 2020 – The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Feb. 29, in Marinette, Wisconsin. Mrs. Alba Tull will serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, Mrs. Tull will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine…
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