Release from Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** 27 November 2023 From Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs On November 25, USS Hopper (DDG 70) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands,…
CNO and MCPON Conduct Trip to Indo-Pacific to Underscore Commitment to Allies, Visit Sailors
Release from CNO Public Affairs ***** WASHINGTON, DC – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Guam, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to underscore the U.S. Navy’s…
Leonardo DRS Hybrid Electric Drive Propulsion System Successful in Republic of Korea Navy Sea Trials of First Ulsan-Class Frigate
Release from Leonardo DRS Inc. ***** November 20, 2023 ARLINGTON, Va.– Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today the successful completion of comprehensive sea trials of the first Ulsan-Class Future Frigate experimental Batch-3 (FFX-III) for the Republic of Korea Navy…
U.S. 7th Fleet and Armed Forces of the Philippines Begin Maritime Cooperative Activity
Release from Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** Nov. 22, 2023 By Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S.7th Fleet (C7F) and Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) units began a maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the South…
PACIFIC MARINES, KIRIBATI AND U.S. EMBASSY SUVA COMMEMORATE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF TARAWA
***** Nov. 21, 2023 TARAWA, Kiribati – Pacific Marines, alongside the Government of the Republic of Kiribati and U.S. Embassy, Suva, co-hosted the 80th Annual Commemoration of the Battle of Tarawa at the Betio Sports Complex, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, on…
P-8 Mishap in Hawaii Is Possible First Loss in Aircraft’s Career
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ***** ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft ran off a runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Nov. 20, likely resulting in the first loss of…
Coast Guard completes two-week operation in Pacific region
U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Release from U.C. Coast Guard 14th District ***** Nov. 20, 2023 HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded Operation Kuru Kuru, an annually held comprehensive two-week operation in the Pacific region, highlighting the Coast…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia, after interdicting $102 million worth of illegal narcotics
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Nov. 20, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned home to Portsmouth, Monday, following a 51-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint…
National Security Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) Sails Away from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national security cutter, Calhoun (WMSL 759), departed from HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Sunday, Nov. 19. “We congratulate the NSC team of shipbuilders…
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka
Release from USS Ronald Reagan ***** YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returned to its forward-deployed port in Yokosuka, Japan, following a six-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 19. During the ship’s final…
