******************** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have halted administrative actions to discharge Sailors and Marines for refusing mandatory vaccination against the COVID-19 coronavirus variant. In accordance with updated guidance from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, “Commanders will…
General Dynamics NASSCO Christens the Third Ship in the T-AO Fleet Oiler Program for the U.S. Navy
Release from General Dynamics NASSCO ******* SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics NASSCO christened the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the third ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, today. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del…
Coast Guard Has No Personnel Retention Problem, But Recruiting Is Another Story
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — Retaining veteran personnel is not a problem for the U.S. Coast Guard says Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, but recruiting the right people who want to go to sea remains “a challenge.” From patrolling the Arctic, conducting counter-narcotics…
Marine Corps Replacing Fixed-Wing Small UAS with VTOL Types
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps is divesting some types of its short-range, short-endurance small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) in favor of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) SUAS. The Corps has retired its fixed-wing RQ-11B Raven and RQ-12A Wasp…
USCGC Spencer Completes Multinational Maritime Security Patrol off West Africa
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* DAKAR, Senegal — The Famous-class medium-endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Dakar, Senegal for a scheduled port visit following a multinational maritime security patrol, Jan. 17, 2023, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S….
Coast Guard, Partners Tracking Russian Vessel off Hawaiian Coast
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* HONOLULU — In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands, the Coast Guard 14th…
USCGC Decisive Returns Home from Final Patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) returned to their homeport in Pensacola, Jan. 13, following a 33-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, concluding 55 years of service to the Nation, the Coast…
Chaplain Admiral: Navy Growing Chaplain Force by 90 to Staff Destroyers
******* ARLINGTON, Va. —The U.S. Navy’s chief of chaplains said the service expects to increase the number of serving chaplains by 90 over the next five years in order to provide chaplains to the guided-missile destroyer (DDG) fleet as those…
Marine Corps Adds KC-130J Squadron to Support Marine Littoral Regiment
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — A new Marine Corps squadron has been activated in Hawaii to enhance mobility of the Corps’ first Marine littoral regiment. Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153) was activated at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe Bay,…
T-6B Training Aircraft Crashes in Alabama
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II training aircraft crashed near Foley, Alabama, Jan. 17. The instructor pilot and student naval aviator ejected successfully. The T-6B crashed at approximately 10:50 CST in an unpopulated area near Barin…
