ARLNGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have increased their forces involved in relief and rescue efforts in the Bahamas as recovery efforts continue after Hurricane Dorian devastated some of the islands. In a Sept. 9 Pentagon briefing, Jonathan R. Hoffman, assistant…
Coast Guard to Open Polar Security Cutter Project Office in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard Acquisitions Program are scheduled to preside over a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 11 in Pascagoula to formally open the service’s Polar Security Cutter Project Resident Office, the Coast Guard’s 8th District said in a release. The Project Resident…
Coast Guard Continues Response to Hurricane Dorian in Bahamas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard is continuing rescue-and-recovery operations in the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. As of 9 a.m. on Sept. 8, Coast Guard forces had rescued 308 people in the Bahamas, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. …
Coast Guard Cutter Mellon Returns after 80-Day Patrol of Pacific Ocean
SEATTLE — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC 717), including two Canadian fishery officers, returned to their homeport of Seattle on Sept. 2 after an 80-day patrol detecting and deterring illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity…
Coast Guard Repatriates 27 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 27 migrants Sept. 5 to the Samaná, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of two illegal migrant voyages in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in…
USS Nebraska Tests Four Trident II D5 Missiles
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy conducted four scheduled missile test flights of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles from USS Nebraska (SSBN 739), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, off the coast of Southern California, U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs Public…
Any Agreement on Residual U.S. Force in Afghanistan Based on Conditions — Not Trust — of Taliban, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
A plan for an 8,600-person residual U.S. force in Afghanistan after any peace agreement came from military leadership — not President Trump — and such an agreement must be based on conditions and not on trust in the Taliban or…
Navy Secretary Names Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship USNS Cody
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced the newest expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ship will be named USNS Cody (T-EPF 14), the secretary’s public affairs officer said in a release. The future USNS Cody is the first ship named…
Raytheon OKs Next Phase of Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band Program
EDGEWOOD, N.Y. — Raytheon Co. has authorized CPI Aerostructures Inc. to begin production of pod structures and air-management system (AMS) components for the system demonstration and test article (SDTA) phase of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) program, CPI Aero…
Leonardo DRS Wins $382 Million U.S. Navy Hardware Solutions Contract
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc. has won a U.S. Navy contract for the development, integration and production of hardware solutions for various Navy platforms, the company said in a Sept. 4 release. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has…