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USN photographers captured AWESOME images of CVN 78’s combat systems ship qualification trials

Posted on April 20, 2021 by alert5

A rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher fires a RIM-116 missile from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during combat systems ship qualification trials (CSSQT), April 16, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Melvin)

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Cobra King arrives in Singapore

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s most powerful missile tracking ship has arrived in Singapore on Apr. 17.

Oregon National Guard/Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Time-lapse video of Type 26’s forward section being rolled out

Posted on April 17, 2021 by alert5

IKE CSG conduct dual carrier ops with French carrier Charles de Gaulle

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by alert5

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Apr. 13.

210413-N-NO712-1115 ARABIAN SEA (April 13, 2021) – U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jets, an E-2C Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning aircraft and French Marine Nationale Dassault Rafale fighter jets fly in formation during dual carrier operations between the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) in the Arabian Sea, April 13. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy Photo)

HMS Queen Elizabeth could visit Sembawang, Singapore on 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales, Repulse

Posted on April 16, 2021 by alert5

An infographic from Navy Lookout suggests that the U.K. Carrier Strike Group will make a visit to Sembawang, Singapore during its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Naval History & Heritage Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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