Category: Defence

Source: United States Navy

Confidence in a rules-based international system is essential to the stability of the global economy. Without it, commerce could not flow as freely as necessary to keep up with the world’s demand. For this reason, eight partner nations work together within the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) to cultivate that confidence in the Middle East region. Partner nations include Albania, Bahrain, Estonia, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. 

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, a native of Key West, Fla., assumed command of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), headquartered in San Diego, May 10th without a change of command ceremony due to his predecessor being transferred ahead of Alexander’s arrival to fill an urgent operational role.

Source: United States Navy

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – On May 10, 2021, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of U.S. forces as required under international law while operating in close proximity to U.S. naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Source: United States Navy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently implemented various continuous process improvements (CPI) within the command’s Bonded Material Storeroom (BMS), saving the depot approximately $101,800, and helping to supply materials for 22 Golden Tickets. The new CPI methods streamlined processes and distribution across the storage area.

Source: United States Navy

NORFOLK, Va. – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic awarded Konecranes Nuclear Equipment and Services LLC, located in New Berlin, Wisconsin, a $43,506,432 modification under a firm-fixed-price contract for the exercise of Option Two, which provides for one 175-ton portal crane at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY).