The boatswain’s mate, who grew up in Egypt, was awarded for his gutsy role in responding to a pirate attack on a commercial ...

The Indian Navy's Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR carried out a range of professional and cultural activities during its recent ...

Smith said it was the first time in five years that a Navy VBSS actually resulted in the capture of suspected pirates. With ...

The Center for Security Forces has announced changes to the Navy's Non-Compliant Boarding Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Course. The most significant change to the course includes ...

role, organic to LPD-17 Class ships, with a Navy crew of 3 and a Marine Corps boarding team. The Navy VBSS variant includes a lifting bail for launch and retrieval from LPD-17 Class ships.

AIKEYME, the Africa India Key Maritime Engagement, begins in April with nations from Africa and India collaborating to tackle ...

Alfaro/Navy) Now stationed in Norfolk ... Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team — one that ensured he’d be in direct confrontation with the pirates. As the ship neared the tanker, El Haroun ...

These included joint training sessions with the Mozambique Armed Forces on Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS), firefighting, damage control, and diving operations. The Navy also said that ...