ARLINGTON, Va. — A Marine Corps general who commands one of the Corps’ three Marine expeditionary forces said logistics does not get a realistic challenge when military exercises are executed, primarily because of the short duration of the exercises. “When…
Noble Fusion 2022 Prepares Maritime Forces for Distributed Maritime Operations in the Pacific
PACIFIC OCEAN — A multi-national and multi-strike group conducted a sweeping series of operations the Western Pacific earlier this month. Noble Fusion 2022 took place Feb. 3-7, involving two Amphibious Ready Groups with embarked Marine Expeditionary Units along with a…
First Sea Lord: Royal Navy Is ‘Back to the Modern Era,’ Tilting to the Indo-Pacific
ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy said his fleet is modernizing and expanding its reach around the world to respond to the current and future challenges. “It’s the end of the beginning for us, “Adm….
Navy Orders Six CH-53K Helicopters for Israel
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered six CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the Israeli air force, following an agreement signed in December. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Sikorsky Aircraft a $372 million fixed-price incentive contract modification under…
USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs
PACIFIC OCEAN — U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division participated in a waterborne training evolution with Amphibious Combat Vehicles aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 12-13,…
U.S. Pacific Fleet Will Leverage Knowledge, Expertise of Naval Postgraduate School With New Nimitz Research Group
MONTEREY, Calif. — The Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet are joining forces to harness educational and research knowledge and expertise specifically as it pertains to the Indo-Pacific region with a new effort, the Nimitz…
Cutter Stratton Visits Fiji during Operation Blue Pacific Patrol
SUVA, Fiji — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visited Fiji in February after being underway for 50-days in the Pacific combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the Coast Guard 14th District said Feb. 15. During the visit,…
Bell to Advance U.S. DoD High-Speed VTOL Capabilities
Fort Worth, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. has advanced to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command, the company said Feb. 16….
U.S., U.K. Navy Chiefs Meet, Discuss Cooperation and Interoperability
WASHINGTON — U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with his U.K. counterpart, Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key, at the Pentagon, Feb. 15, the CNO’s public affairs office…
Lockheed Martin Selected to Prototype Next-Generation USMC 5G Communications
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $19.3 million prototype project agreement to create a 5G communications network infrastructure testbed for expeditionary operations experimentation for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense…
