Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** USCGC Vigilant’s crew returns home following 28-day Florida Straits patrol CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral Saturday following a…
Joint, Combined Exercise Shows Marine Littoral Regiment Idea is on ”Right Track’
ARLINGTON, Va. — Now that the first Marine Littoral Regiment has been created, U.S. Marine Corps leaders say they’re experimenting to determine how best to equip the pioneering unit as the forward-based eyes and ears of the fleet inside a contested…
Navy to Christen Future USNS Cody
Release from the Department of Defense ***** The Navy will christen its Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, the future USNS Cody (EPF 14), during a 10:00 a.m. ceremony Saturday, February 25, in Mobile, Ala. The Honorable Matt Hall, Mayor of Cody,…
USCGC Dependable returns home after a 50-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Pass
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach Thursday following a 50-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits and…
USMC Calls for GPN
***** New Marine Corps Logistics Plan Calls for Pre-Positioned Stocks to be Integrated into a Global Positioning Network ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps is refining its logistics concepts in conjunction with the commandant’s Force Design 2030 to provide sustainable…
Boeing Sets F/A-18 Production Completion Date as Defense Business Pivots to Future Work
Release from Boeing ***** – Defense, Space & Security plans St. Louis workforce growth supporting new and next-generation military aircraft programs and services – F/A-18 Service Life Modification will continue through the mid-2030s; advanced capabilities development and upgrades for global…
USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR
***** USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR CARIBBEAN SEA - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations for a scheduled deployment, Feb. 15. Embarked with the…
Investigation into 2022 F-35C crash aboard Carl Vinson complete
Release from Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs ***** By Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs 22 February 2023 SAN DIEGO – The investigation into the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)…
AS CLIMATE SHIFTS, U.S. NAVY FOCUSES ON BOLSTERING ARCTIC OCEAN OPERATIONS
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command. ***** By LT Sarena Padilla & ENS Garner Fleming, U.S. National Ice Center 22 February 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. - First in a two-part series on how the Navy and its partners are working to improve…
CNO Visits Australia to Discuss Maritime Security, Continued Cooperation
Release from Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** 21 February 2023 CANBERRA, Australia — Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday travelled to Canberra, Australia, Feb. 19-21, to meet with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Chief Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, AM…
