Arlington, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced June 24 the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas J. Anderson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Anderson is currently serving as…
Cutter Diligence Returns Home After 65-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to their home port in Pensacola, Florida on Friday after a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a June 26 release. During the patrol,…
Cutter Steadfast Returns Home after 55-day Counter-Narcotics Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — United States Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-623) returned to homeport in Astoria on Saturday, June 18, following a 55-day counter narcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 13th District said in a release. The…
Navy to Commission Virginia-Class Fast Attack Submarine Montana
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission the future USS Montana (SSN 794), the newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony on Saturday, June 25, at Naval Station Norfolk, the Defense Department said June 24. Gov….
Navy to Christen Expeditionary Sea Base Ship USS John L. Canley
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen its newest expeditionary sea base, the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), during a 9:00 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, June 25, at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in…
Coast Guard Cutter Campbell Returns Home after 80-Day Patrol
BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Campbell’s crew returned home to Newport, Rhode Island, June 23, following an 80-day, multi-mission patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean in support of the Coast Guard 7th District’s Operation Southeast Watch and the…
Coast Guard Cutter Thetis Returns Home from 77-day Counter-Narcotic Deployment
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) crew returned to homeport in Key West, June 21, after a 77-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release. The…
Navy Orders Two More MQ-4C Triton UAVs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered two more MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles from Northrop Grumman, the Defense Department said June 22. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, awarded Northrop Grumman Systems a $248.2…
Navy’s RQ-4A BAMS-D UAVs End 13-Year Mideast Deployment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has brought home from the Middle East its last deployed RQ-4A Global Hawk Broad-Area Maritime Surveillance – Demonstrator (BAMS-D) unmanned aerial vehicle, culminating a 13-year span of operations that began as a six-month experiment. According…
Navy Announces New Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced June 22 the following assignments: Rear Adm. Grafton D. Chase Jr. will be assigned as commander, Defense Logistics Agency – Distribution, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Chase is currently…
