Release from General Atomics ***** SAN DIEGO – 24 July 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) congratulates the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on achieving a significant milestone of surpassing 20,000 flight hours with their Marine Air-Ground Task Force…
President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Key Roles Within the U.S. Military
Release from The White House ***** WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following four individuals for key roles within the U.S. military. Each are highly decorated naval officers with extensive operational experience. They will…
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS DELIVERS 54th FAST RESPONSE CUTTER TO U.S. COAST GUARD
Release From Bollinger Shipyards USCGC William Sparling is the fifth of 6 FRCs to be homeported in Boston, MA LOCKPORT, La., — (July 20, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC William Sparling to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key…
Marine Corps Releases Command Investigation Into the MV-22B Osprey Mishap in California on June 8, 2022
Statement from the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) On June 8, 2022, five U.S. Marines from the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 (VMM-364) lost their lives during an aviation mishap onboard an MV-22 Osprey. The investigation into…
USS Illinois Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment
Release from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** July 19, 2023 By Chief Petty Officer B. Biller, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786)…
USS Little Rock: Back with a Vengeance
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command ***** July 19, 2023 Caribbean Sea – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) has made its presence known in the…
HII is Awarded Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Integrated Training Systems Contract
Release from HII ***** MCLEAN, Va. (July 19, 2023) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division has been awarded a $41 million contract to provide integrated training systems installation and sustainment (ITSIS) for the U.S. Navy. The task order was…
FUTURE USS CANBERRA (LCS 30) RECEIVES NATIONAL, GRASS-ROOTS SUPPORT FROM COMMISSIONING COMMITTEE
SYDNEY – The Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Canberra (LCS 30), will be commissioned, July 22 at the Royal Australian Naval Base Garden Island, in Sydney Harbor — a rare commissioning abroad for the U.S. Navy. Behind…
Navy Retires Its Last Special Operations Helicopter Squadron
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s only helicopter squadron dedicated to support of special operations forces has made its final flight. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 (HSC-85), a reserve squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, California, made…
SECNAV ACCEPTS MIAMI-DADE’S INVITATION TO HOST FLEET WEEK MIAMI IN 2024
Release from Commander, Navy Region Southeast ***** By CNRSE PAO 18 July 2023 MIAMI (July 14, 2023) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro joined with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to announce the inaugural Fleet Week Miami in…
