ARLINGTON, Va. — A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet strike fighter crashed shortly near Beaufort, South Carolina on March 3, according to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The two Marines in the crew ejected safely and incurred no injuries, the Wing…
The 3rd Marines Come in First, As the First Marine Littoral Regiment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has taken another step in its ambitious force redesign to contend with near-peer militaries like China and Russia in the 21st century: Creating the first Marine Littoral Regiment. After more than a year of…
SCO Transfers Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessels to U.S. Navy
SAN DIEGO — The Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office officially transitioned the Ghost Fleet Overlord Program to the Navy Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on March 3, 2022, the PEO’s…
Navy Selects Northrop Grumman to Sustain and Modernize E-6B Mercury Aircraft
LAKE CHARLES, La. — Northrop Grumman Corp. was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft, the company said March 3. The work will be performed at Northrop Grumman’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication…
CNO Gilday Honors Former CNO Adm. Thomas Hayward
ARLINGTON, Va. — Former chief of naval operations Adm. Thomas B. Hayward died March 3. CNO Adm. Mike Gilday issued the following statement on Hayward, the 21st CNO: “Today, the Navy grieves alongside the family and friends of Adm. Thomas…
Coast Guard Academy Cadets Prepare to Join the Fleet
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Cadets from the Class of 2022 received their first duty assignments during Billet Night at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, March 3, the Academy said. One of the most anticipated events of the 200-week cadet program,…
Rear Adm. Todd Assigned Chief of Navy Chaplains
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory N. Todd for appointment to the grade of rear admiral, with assignment as the chief of chaplains of…
VCNO: Retention Strong; Recruiting Difficult; Surface Fleet Manning Improving
ARLINGTON, Va. — Retention of Sailors in the fleet is going well but the demographics trend for recruiting is getting tougher, said the vice chief of naval operations, who also explained the efforts to reduce the shortage of Sailors on…
U.S. Navy Recovers F-35C from South China Sea
YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. 7th Fleet’s Task Force 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command on March 2 successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, 7th Fleet Public Affairs said March…
Navy Patrol Ship USS Typhoon Decommissioned
ARLINGTON, Va. — A second Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship has been retired from the fleet in the Persian Gulf. USS Typhoon (PC 5) was decommissioned in Manama, Bahrain, on Feb. 28 after 28 years of service, a few days after…
