USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) laid up in 2007 note the Cyrillic writing on the bow says Akademik Vladislav Volkov as she was used as a fictional ship for the 1999 film Virus

U.S. Navy Embarks Expeditionary Medical Unit aboard USNS Cody for Test and Evaluation

MOBILE, Alabama (May 2, 2024) USNS Cody (T-EPF 14) moored pier side in the harbor at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Cody is configured to embark the first Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU), which consists of health services and support personnel that provides advance trauma management and emergency medical treatment across the spectrum of warfare.Continue reading “U.S. Navy Embarks Expeditionary Medical Unit aboard USNS Cody for Test and Evaluation”

USNS Burlington Departing July 3 for Continuing Promise Mission in Caribbean

Heather Mongilio – June 28, 2024 6:35 PM SNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) transits in the Caribbean Sea during UNITAS 23 July 16, 2023. US Navy Photo USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) will deploy July 3 and head to the Caribbean and South America for the beginning of the Continuing Promise mission. Continuing Promise is a humanitarian mission that seesContinue reading “USNS Burlington Departing July 3 for Continuing Promise Mission in Caribbean”

US Navy christens new Navajo-class T-ATS

Bollinger Shipyards June 13, 2024, by Fatima Bahtić The U.S. Navy has christened its latest Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS) USNS Cherokee Nation at Bollinger Shipyards in Houma, Louisiana. As informed, the ceremony took place on June 10, 2024. The second Bollinger-built ship of the navy’s Navajo class, the USNS Cherokee Nation is namedContinue reading “US Navy christens new Navajo-class T-ATS”

Navy ship carrying equipment for Gaza aid corridor catches fire, returns to US https://ift.tt/3GOWNy9

The USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, shown in March 31, 2014, in Australia, had to return to Florida following an engine room fire last Thursday. The Navy transport ship was carrying equipment for building a temporary humanitarian aid corridor in Gaza. (Scott Reel/U.S. Marine Corps) Read more at: https://ift.tt/7q0W6R3Source – Stars and Stripes AContinue reading “Navy ship carrying equipment for Gaza aid corridor catches fire, returns to US https://ift.tt/3GOWNy9”