Two US Navy cruisers CG-61 USS Monterey and CG-68 USS Anzio are in Black Sea currently. USS Anzio is on the east end of the Black Sea. She will dock in Georgian harbor Batumi tomorrow and will stay there till 12 June 2011. The U.S. warship and the Georgian Coast Guard will engage in damage control exercises as... Continue Reading →
NATO released a video showing how the US SRDRS Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System deployed on Exercise Bold Monarch docked with the Turkish submarine S-356 TCG Anafartalar. You will see the Commanding Officer emerge into the rescue vehicle to pass a box of Turkish Delight to his rescuers in this demonstration of a successful... Continue Reading →
I was not able to report about this earlier as putting the information I hace gathered during IDEF took much more than I have thought. Last week, during the IDEF'11, we had a US Navy destroyer visiting Istanbul. DDG-72 USS Mahan is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. She was in Istanbul for a 3day port visit. Well actually it was just... Continue Reading →
Today the US Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-55 USS Stout arrived in Bodrum, Turkey for 3 day port visit. The ship's last visit to Bodrum was in 2009. USS Stout is on deployment with the US 6th Fleet since leaving her home port in Virginia in December 2010, for a scheduled six-month rotation to the Mediterranean. Although... Continue Reading →
>Four Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, saved a Turkish man's life by administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while on liberty in Marmaris, Turkey, from deployed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class (AW) Christopher Hockey, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Kudrin, Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Brian Jones, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman... Continue Reading →
>The oldest serving US Navy aircraft carrier CVN-65 USS Enterprise is in Marmaris, Turkey for a four day port visit.This will be the second port visit of USS Enterprise in her 21st deployment.Special security preparations were taken before the visit and during her stay in Marmaris USS Enterprise will be guarded by Turkish Coast Guard... Continue Reading →
>According to Greek blog Strategy Report, Greek Navy will participate for the first time in anti-submarine exercise «Noble Dina», which until now was held between Israel and of the U.S. 6th Fleet in the wider Eastern Mediterranean region.The exercise is scheduled for 4 to 14 April and will cover an area from Sudan, to Crete... Continue Reading →
>USS Ross, in Istanbul.Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-71 USS Ross is in Istanbul, for a 3 day long port visit.The ship is docked to the commercial port of Istanbul on Friday and will leave the town tomorrow.She was been deployed in the Mediterranean for the last 7 months. And according to news reports she will... Continue Reading →
>Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-66 USS Gonzales passed through the Dardanelles on 28 November 2010.http://www.haberler.com/video-haber/iframe/video.asp?id=2384649Haberajans.com is the source of the video above.USS Gonzales can stay 21 days in the Black Sea as Montreux Convention dictates. According to news reports she entered the straits at around 14:00 and ended her transit after 90 minutes. She... Continue Reading →
>The location of the attack according to Turkish General StaffTurkish General Staff made an official declaration about the pirate attack to M/V 26 Ağustos.The Turkish flagged M/V 26 Ağustos, operated by Nemtaş Shipping Corporation was attacked by sea pirates in Gulf of Aden while proceeding to Bangladesh.The shipping company informed the attack to the Turkish... Continue Reading →
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