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April 14, 2021 – After a six-week period of maintenance, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has this week handed the HNLMS Evertsen back to the Royal Netherlands Navy. The shipyard worked hard – together with its Dutch suppliers – to prepare the Air Defense and Command frigate for deployment on, among other things, the voyage of nearly 40,000 kilometers that she will…
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April 14, 2021 – The U.S. Navy held a decommissioning ceremony for amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego April 14. The ceremony highlighted the history of the ship, its crew, and their legacy. Bonhomme Richard was the third ship to bear the name. It was named in honor of John Paul Jones’ famous…
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April 14, 2021 – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently operating with NATO Allies and partners in U.S. Sixth Fleet, April 14, 2021. The IWOARG and 24th MEU are conducting operations focused on supporting maritime security operations and maritime domain awareness capabilities in international waters. The distinct capability of an…
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April 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – During her mission in Asia-Pacific, the patrol boat Arago returned to her former career as a Hydrographic Building (BH) for a few days by carrying out bottom surveys using the Military Light Hydrographic System (SHLM). This mission made it possible to ensure and refine the berthing possibilities of the new Tubuai wharf, located in…
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April 14, 2021 – Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) and Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142), completed a stop for fuel at Naval Station Rota, April 14, 2021. After a two-week transit across the Atlantic Ocean, the cutters arrived in-port to resupply, before continuing to conduct operations…
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(Google Translation) – On 13th April, JS AKEBONO conducted a goodwill exercise with Indonesian Navy ship KRI BUNG TOMO as part of an overseas training cruise. This exercise enhanced the tactical skills of both navies and further fostered mutual understanding and friendship between JMSDF and the Indonesian Navy in order to realize a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. Despite COVID-19, the…
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(Google Translation) – On the 8th of April, JS AKEBONO conducted joint training in the west of Sumatra with Royal Australian Navy HMAS ANZAC, HMAS SIRIUS and Royal Canadian Navy HMCS CALGARY. These various tactical trainings enhanced our tactical skills and strengthened cooperation in order to realize a Free and Open Indo-Pacific supported by the maritime security based on the…
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April 12, 2021 – The inaugural littoral combat ship returned from a U.S. Fourth Fleet deployment, April 12. Littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) was deployed to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. “The success of this deployment is a testament to the hard work and…
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April 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 10 a.m., the mine-hunting boat “Datteln” will call at its home port in Kiel again after three months of NATO service. The boat and its crew were part of one of the two permanent NATO mine countermeasures group, the “Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1”, SNMCMG 1 for…
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April 19, 2021 – ERIKS, the leading specialized industrial services company, has won a major contract from Babcock International for the supply of electrically actuated valves and ancillary equipment for the new Type 31 frigate program. This is one of the biggest single contracts ever awarded to ERIKS in the UK and is an important recognition of the company’s parts…
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