From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, April 14, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Friday, following a 92-day deployment in support of alien interdiction operations in…
12th Marine Littoral Regiment Designed to Operate in Contested Maritime Zones
By Peter Ong Colonel Peter B. Eltringham, commanding officer of the 12th United States Marine Corps Littoral Regiment (12th MLR) based in Okinawa, Japan, provided media with a briefing and fielded questions on April 8, 2025 regarding 12th MLR’s status,…
USS Minnesota Returns Home to Naval Base Guam
From Petty Officer 1st Class Nikita Custer, April 15, 2025 NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam following its first operational tasking while forward-deployed…
Navy Secretary Embarks Gerald R. Ford for First Carrier Visit
15 April 2025 ATLANTIC OCEAN – Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr. 10-11. The…
USCGC James Returns Home After Multi-Month Patrol, Seizing $510M in Narcotics
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Saturday, following a 112-day, multi-phase deployment, where crew members conducted counter-narcotic operations in…
World Shipping Council welcomes Executive Order on revitalizing U.S. maritime industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 10, 2025 – World Shipping Council President and CEO Joe Kramek said he welcomes the U.S. administration’s plan to rebuild American shipbuilding through strategic public-private investment, workforce development, and targeted incentives to rebuild shipbuilding capacity. “We…
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S Navy expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, April 10, 2025, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in the U.S….
Austal USA Hosts UK’S Submarine Acquisition Director
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA welcomed Rear Admiral Paul Carroll, director of Submarine Acquisition at the UK Ministry of Defense, at the company’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard yesterday. Rear Admiral Carroll visited to Austal USA to see the company’s facility and…
HII Recognizes Australian Firms at Sea Air Space 2025, Advancing AUKUS Industrial Integration
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — At the HII booth during the U.S. Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space 2025 Expo, representatives from five Australian companies were presented with certificates recognizing their successful participation in HII-led supplier development initiatives and received a…
Sea-Air-Space: Lockheed Martin Touts Readiness to Build ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield
A representative from Lockheed Martin said at Sea-Air-Space 2025 the firm is “ready now” to help the nation stand up the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, a new priority of the Trump administration that resurrects some aspects of the Reagan-era…
