ROK Navy Deployment Facing Successive COVID-19 Crises
On January 27, 35 service members on board the ROKS Choe Yeong, which relieved the ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin as the flagship of the unit in November, tested positive for COVID-19.
31 Jan 2022
On January 27, 35 service members on board the ROKS Choe Yeong, which relieved the ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin as the flagship of the unit in November, tested positive for COVID-19.
22 Jan 2021
Sailors of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) carrier strike group (CSG) will all be vaccinated against the Covid-19 before deploying.
18 Aug 2020
By Keegan Rammel, NSWCPD Public Affairs NSWCPD’s Machinery Control System & Advanced Damage Control System ...
30 Jun 2020
A new record: The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) and its escort ship, the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), have been continuously at sea for 161 days.
16 Jun 2020
Last week, the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) USS Maryland conducted a full at-sea crew exchange to prevent sailors from possible COVID-19 exposure. At-sea crew transfer is quite unusual. Transfer of the entire crew of a submarine is even more exceptional.
21 May 2020
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is underway for the first time since arriving in Guam March 27 following a COVID-19 outbreak that affected part of the the crew.
11 May 2020
98% of the sailors aboard French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (and its strike group) are now cured.
11 May 2020
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, South Korea's defense budget remains mostly unaffected. Budget reductions in the "2020-2024 mid-term defense acquisition plan" will be limited to programs deemed as "non essential" and to a limited number of foreign procurement programs.
01 May 2020
Here is Naval News' Monthly Recap video for April 2020.
29 Apr 2020
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) dispatched for the first time one of its FREMM Frigates to patrol the Gulf of Guinea while the French Navy (Marine Nationale) suspended its maritime security mission off West Africa.