USCGC Polar Star Deploys for Operation Deep Freeze
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed Seattle November 22, beginning their deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is an annual…
First Forward Deployed Virginia Class Arrives in Guam
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived to its new homeport of Naval Base Guam, Nov. 26, as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategic laydown plan for naval…
Spanish Navy Holds Exercise MAR ASW-24
Between 25 and 28 November, the Spanish Navy (Armada) will be conducting the national anti-submarine exercise MAR ASW-24 in Mediterranean waters near Cartagena and the Alboran Sea. This major deployment…
French Navy Receives Third Suffren Class SSN
November 16, 2024 marked a new crucial milestone in the life of the nuclear attack submarine (SNA) Tourville. Following the various tests carried out during the first phase of the…
ESPS Hesperides Begins 29th Antarctic Campaign
The oceanographic research ship ‘Hespérides’ sailed yesterday morning from the Arsenal of Cartagena to start her 29th Antarctic Campaign. The farewell ceremony, presided by the Maritime Action Commander, Vice Admiral…
40th Anniversary of Bilateral Exercise Malapura
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) concluded the sea phase of the 32nd edition of bilateral Exercise Malapura. This year’s exercise, which runs from…
NATO Foreign Ministers Discuss Ukraine and Middle East
Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (December 3), NATO Foreign Ministers welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a discussion on NATO’s southern neighborhood and how best to work…
HMS Prince of Wales Returns to Liverpool
The Royal Navy’s biggest ship is set to make a triumphant return to her affiliated city with a week-long visit to Liverpool. Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will spend…
NATO Navies Conduct ASW Training in the Baltic Sea
Allied forces from across NATO took part in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) playbook activity Merlin 2024 in the Baltic Sea from 11 – 14 November. The NATO-led training activity involved…
INS Talwar Trains With FS Floreal at Reunion Island
On Monday, October 28, sailors from the Indian frigate Talwar, stopping over in Reunion, met French sailors from Floréal. The French and Indian frigates then conducted a joint exercise which…