John's Navy News

USS Iwo Jima Celebrates Halfway Point Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags celebrates, Halfway, Iwo, Jima, Naval, Navy, News by topic, Point, USS. Sailors and Marines of multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) celebrated the halfway point...

UK: Navy’s Most Senior Officer Visits RFA Mounts Bay Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags Bay, Most, Mounts, Naval, Navy, News by topic, Officer, RFA, Senior, visits. The Navy’s most senior officer toured the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s large amphibious vessel...

Iran Is in Full Command of Strait of Hormuz, Navy Commander Says Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags Command, Commander, full, Hormuz, Iran, Naval, Navy, News by topic, says, Strait. Iran is in full command of the Strait of Hormuz, semi-official Fars news...

Sutherland ready 'for whatever lies ahead' as she grapples terrorism and piracy 7 August 2012 Now on station east of Suez, ready to smite pirates, terrorists and anyone else who might use the sea for criminal purposes is the Fighting Clan: aka HMS Sutherland....

Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags Abraham, Ashore, Assigned, life, Lincoln, Naval, Navy, News by topic, prepare, Return, sailors, USS. Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) attended a series of Return and Reunion...

Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags Abraham, Ashore, Assigned, life, Lincoln, Naval, Navy, News by topic, prepare, Return, sailors, USS. Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) attended a series of Return and Reunion...

Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags launched, Naval, Navy, News by topic, repair, Russia, ship, Smolensk, SSBN, Zvezdochka. Project 949A Antei nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Smolensk was launched at Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, a source...

HSV 2 Visits Liberia Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags (HSV), 2, Liberia, Naval, Navy, News by topic, visits. High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) pulled into Liberia Aug. 3, to begin port visit in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West 2012. Swift’s...

Posted on Aug 7th, 2012 with tags board, Demonstration, Drill, Firing, Naval, Navy, News by topic, Petr, place, Russia, takes, Veliky. Demonstration of firing drill security measures took place on board Northern Fleet (NF) nuclear-powered missile cruiser...