PEARL HARBOR — Four Hawaii-based Coast Guard units concluded operations contributing to the largest Coast Guard participation in the history of RIMPAC and returned to service of the residents of Hawaii and the Pacific region on Aug. 4, the Coast…
Mark Fleming to Lead New VideoRay Defense and Government Business Unit
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — VideoRay, a global leader in underwater remotely operated vehicle technology, has established a Defense and Government business unit to further develop the company’s successful defense and government program, the company said Aug. 4. Mark Fleming will lead…
Bollinger Delivers 50th Fast Response Cutter to Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida, the company said Aug. 4. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast…
USS Delbert D. Black Under Way for First Deployment
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) departed Naval Station Mayport Aug. 2 on the ship’s inaugural deployment, U.S. 2nd Fleet said Aug. 4. The ship completed all training phases of the Optimized…
U.S. Navy Delivers First Upgraded CN-235 Aircraft to RMAF
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy has delivered the first of three Royal Malaysian Air Force CN-235 military transport aircraft converted to a maritime patrol platform, the Naval Air Systems Command said Aug. 3. This comes just three and…
Exercise PANAMAX 2022 Kicks Off in Mayport, Florida
MAYPORT, Fla. — U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is hosting the Combined Force Maritime Component Command Staff participating in exercise PANAMAX 2022, in Mayport, Florida, Aug. 1-12. Exercise PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that provides…
SIOP Contract Awarded for Dry Dock Upgrade, Berth Repairs at NNSY
NORFOLK, Va. — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic awarded AECOM Technical Services Inc. a $91.5 million firm-fixed-price with award fee task order July 29 under a previously-awarded multiple-award construction contract for berth repairs at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)…
USS Bulkeley Departs Norfolk for Homeport Shift to Rota
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 4, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain, as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the…
HMAS Canberra Stows an Osprey for The First Time at Sea
PACIFIC OCEAN — Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim…
Ready-to-Fight Force Conducts Amphibious Assault During RIMPAC 2022
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — With the theme of “Capable Adaptive Partners,” the 2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise has featured a wide range of capabilities, projecting the inherent flexibility of maritime forces and helping to promote a free and…
