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Marine Corps Battalion Redesignates as First Medium Missile Battalion
October 20, 2026
Marine Corps Public Affairs
History was made at the home of the 2nd Marine Division as the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, redesignated from an artillery battalion to a medium missile battalion during a ceremony Oct. 9 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, creating a first-of-its-kind unit in the Marine Corps. In accordance with the…
MQ-25A Remotely Controlled By At-Sea Aircraft Carrier Control Station
October 19, 2026
Navy Public Affairs
PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. — In a historic U.S. naval aviation event, an aircraft carrier connected to, and controlled, an unmanned aerial refueler MQ-25A Stingray more than 2,100 miles away. During a Preliminary Sea Trial aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the ship’s Unmanned…
Navy accepts first C-130J-30 for next-generation TACAMO fleet
October 16, 2026
Navy Public Affairs
PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of a newly manufactured C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin during a formal ceremony Oct. 15 at the company’s production facility in Marietta, Georgia, marking the first step toward fielding the future E-130J “Phoenix II.” The…
Coast Guard offloads over $226 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific
October 15, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard
MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s crew offloaded approximately 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 3,355 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $226.7 million, Wednesday, in Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the result of six interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. “This crew was phenomenal in…
Navy Flies Drones Without GPS, Lands Autonomously on Moving Ships
October 14, 2026
Navy Public Affairs
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully proved an unmanned system can navigate missions and land aboard Navy ships without GPS or pilot control. “In contested areas where satellites and communications are jammed, autonomy gives significant advantage to…