• Coast Guard Cutter Munro completes Arctic patrol

    ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their Base Alameda homeport on Coast Guard Island Oct. 9, 2026, following a 112-day Alaska patrol that covered more than 23,000 nautical miles across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean.  Operating under the Coast Guard Arctic…
  • MQ-25A Remotely Controlled By At-Sea Aircraft Carrier Control Station

    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

    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…