Monthly Archives: May 2022

Patrol boat HMS Cutlass commissioned into Royal Navy fleet May 10, 2022, by Fatima Bahtić

The first of two new patrol boats charged with guarding the waters around Gibraltar, HMS Cutlass, has been commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet. HMS Cutlass is commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet; Credit: Royal Navy The White Ensign was hoisted for the first time on HMS Cutlass in a ceremony at Gibraltar Naval BaseContinue reading “Patrol boat HMS Cutlass commissioned into Royal Navy fleet May 10, 2022, by Fatima Bahtić”

Navy hospital ship departs San Diego to help Pacific nations prep for disasters By ALEX WILSON STARS AND STRIPES • May 10, 2022

Sailors prepare the hospital ship USNS Mercy to depart San Diego for ths year’s Pacific Partnership mission, May 3, 2022.  (Sang Kim/U.S. Navy) The hospital ship USNS Mercy recently steamed out of San Diego Bay, kicking off an annual mission focused on disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance across the Pacific. Now in its 17th year,Continue reading “Navy hospital ship departs San Diego to help Pacific nations prep for disasters By ALEX WILSON STARS AND STRIPES • May 10, 2022”

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) pulls into Naples, Italy for a scheduled port visit.

NAPLES, Italy (May 10, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) pulls into Naples, Italy for a scheduled port visit, May 10, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interestsContinue reading “USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) pulls into Naples, Italy for a scheduled port visit.”

USS Wichita and the Dominican Republic Conduct Bilateral Maritime Interdiction Exercise

CARIBBEAN SEA (May 5, 2022) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), the Dominican Republic coastal patrol vessel Altair (GC-112), and Dominican Republic Boston whaler interceptor patrol boat Duhbe (LI-164) conduct a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise, May 5, 2022. Wichita is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support JointContinue reading “USS Wichita and the Dominican Republic Conduct Bilateral Maritime Interdiction Exercise”

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the Ionian Sea, May 6, 2022.

IONIAN SEA (May 6, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the Ionian Sea, May 6, 2022. Harry S. Truman is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S.,Continue reading “The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the Ionian Sea, May 6, 2022.”