TOKYO — The United States and Japan coast guards formally expanded cooperative agreements and established a new perpetual operation during a ceremony May 18 in Tokyo, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, commander…
Coast Guard Holds Change of Watch Ceremony for Master Chief Petty Officer
WASHINGTON — Master Chief Jason M. Vanderhaden was relieved as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard by Master Chief Heath B. Jones during a military change-of-watch ceremony May 19 at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey. …
MQ-25 Team Preps for first Air Vehicle, Control Station Integration Test Event
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) is moving forward with integrating its two key elements — the MQ-25 air vehicle and the MD-5 ground control station — at the program’s System Test and Integration…
SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Telesforo Trinidad
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced May 19 that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), honoring Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad, the only Filipino in…
Keel-Laying for Columbia SSBN Set for June 4
WASHINGTON — The keel-laying ceremony for the first new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) will take place June 4. The keel-laying date for the future USS Columbia (SSBN 826) was mentioned by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, during a May 18 hearing…
Coast Guard Academy Graduates Record Number of Officers
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduated 252 new officers, along with nine international students, with keynote speaker Vice President Kamala Harris in attendance during the 141st Commencement Exercises May 18, the academy said May 18. The…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Introduces SeaFLIR 240 and TacFLIR 240 Surveillance Systems
TAMPA, Fla. ― Teledyne FLIR Defense announced today at SOFIC 2022 the official launch of SeaFLIR 240 and TacFLIR 240, the latest additions to its line of high-definition, multi-spectral surveillance systems developed for a variety of maritime and land-based operations. …
LCS Successfully Completes First Land-Attack Missile Exercise
PACIFIC OCEAN — The U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof-of-concept exercise on May 12, said Lt.j.g. Sam Hardgrove in a May 16 release. Independence-variant littoral…
L3Harris Selected for US Navy Next-Generation Submarine Tender Design Study
HERNDON, Va. — L3Harris Technologies is one of three companies selected to provide preliminary designs for the next generation submarine tender, a support vessel that will provide expeditionary maintenance and repairs for U.S. Navy submarines, the company said May 17. …
U.S. Navy DDG Seizes $39 Million in Drugs in Middle East
MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 640 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $39 million from a fishing vessel while patrolling international waters in the Gulf of Oman, May 15-16, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet public affairs…
