Friday, March 09, 2007 Maritime News

This Day in Naval History - March 09

Mar 09, 2007

From the Navy News Service 1798 - The first U.S. Navy surgeon, George Balfour, is appointed. 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads a successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico.

Carrier Strike Group Wraps Up Joint Exercise

Mar 09, 2007

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 took their final steps toward deployment as they completed the

SURFLANT Tours MCM CLASSRON, Ships

Mar 09, 2007

Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SURFLANT) toured two mine warfare class squadron’s mine countermeasures ships March 5 to evaluate the progress

Cowpens Team Attends Single-Ship ASW Qualifications at Yokosuka

Mar 09, 2007

The U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) team aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) attended the single-ship ASW qualification

Exercise Foal Eagle 2007 in Full Swing

Mar 09, 2007

Essex Amphibious Ready Group and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) on March 5 to conduct Reception

Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic Welcomes New Commander

Mar 09, 2007

U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLC LANT) will welcome its new Commander during a change-of-command ceremony at the Sheraton Waterside in Norfolk,

Navy’s First Riverine Squadron Deploys

Mar 09, 2007

Public Affairs Center Atlantic Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, based at Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek deployed March 8 after a year of intense training with Marine forces.

Cummings: Resolving Deepwater Will Require a Long Term Commitment

Mar 09, 2007

U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, convened a Subcommittee hearing to examine

Conrad Shipyard Delivers First of Six Liftboats

Mar 09, 2007

Morgan City, Louisiana Conrad Industries, Inc. announced that Offshore Marine Contractors, Inc. took delivery of the first of six liftboats under construction at Conrad Shipyards.

Wärtsilä Opens New Office in Denmark

Mar 09, 2007

Wärtsilä celebrates the inauguration of new office and workshop premises in Hirtshals, Denmark. Over the past year Wärtsilä has invested almost $2.6m in the new building.

Unified Support Conducts Exercise

Mar 09, 2007

Personnel from Coast Guard Station Islamorada, Fla., intercept a south bound go-fast vessel, played by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, as part of Unified Support

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