Release from Leidos ***** November 28, 2023 A U.S. Navy task group including four unmanned surface vessels (USVs) reached Sydney Harbor late last month after crossing the Pacific Ocean for the first time and visiting several western Pacific ports. Each of the fleet’s…
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Second Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe Patrol
Release from Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Dec. 1, 2023 By Ensign Karolyn Batista, USS Paul Ignatius Public Affairs Officer ROTA, Spain – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) returned to Rota, Spain, on November 28, 2023, following a…
Canada Selects Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon as its Multi-Mission Aircraft
Release from Boeing ***** • Partnership with Canadian industry will deliver long-term economic prosperity to Canada • With the P-8, Canada secures NORAD and Five Eyes allied interchangeability • First deliveries expected in 2026 ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Government…
GA-ASI AND USMC COMPLETE FIRST MQ-9A WTI TRAINING CLASS
Release rom GA-ASI ***** MAWTS-1 Graduates Will Be Employed as MQ-9A Experts SAN DIEGO – 30 November 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) teamed up to conduct flight training for Marines that…
Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Dec. 1, 2023 The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8), during a 9 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Under…
Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Dec. 1, 2023 The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8), during a 9 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Under…
Combined Multinational Effort Averts Attempted Seizure in the Gulf of Aden
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | November 30, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain – A combined naval effort between multiple nations thwarted an attempted seizure of an oil tanker in…
USCGC Frederick Hatch concludes historic patrol with engagements in the Philippines, fisheries enforcement in Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam ***** SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) successfully concluded a routine 47-day expeditionary patrol covering more than 8,200 nautical miles under Operation Blue Pacific, returning to Guam on…
USCGC Alder returns to home port after conducting first high-seas boardings off the coast of Peru, under new SPRFMO measure
Release from U.S. Coast Guard District 11 ***** Nov. 29, 2023 ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, along with the crews of the Terrell Horne and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft recently completed the first high-seas…
Iranian UAV Creates Safety-of-Flight Risk to IKE Carrier Strike Group in Arabian Gulf
***** U.S. Naval Forces Central Command public affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – Statement from the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper: “Iranian unmanned aircraft took unsafe and unprofessional actions near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)…
