ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s newest laser weapon system has completed range testing at Wallops Island, Virginia, and is being installed on the U.S. Navy’s Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble in San Diego. The first High-Energy Laser…
Coast Guard Crew Offloads $223 Million Worth of Drugs in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crew offloaded more than 11,300 pounds of cocaine and more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana worth more than $223 million March 31 in San Diego, the Coast Guard 11th District said…
Students Help Coast Guard to Find Unmanned Smuggling Boats
GALVESTON, Texas — A unique student project is helping the Coast Guard find small and hard to detect unmanned autonomous surface vessels that might be used to transport drugs into the U.S. Several USVs have been recovered attempting to transit…
Keel Authenticated for Future USS Patrick Gallagher
WASHINGTON — The keel for the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) was ceremonially laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on March 30, Team Ships Public Affairs said March 31. The ship is named for Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick…
Norfolk-based E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Crashes, Two Injured, One Fatality
NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Virginia, March 30, the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic public affairs…
NAVCENT Commander: Goal of 100 USVs in Area by Summer of 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet/Naval Forces Central Command said he is pleased with the results of the experimentation with unmanned vessels and artificial intelligence in his area of operations and predicts a significant expansion of…
HII’s REMUS 300 Selected as Navy’s Next-Generation Small UUV
MCLEAN, Va. — HII announced March 30 its advanced unmanned underwater vehicle, REMUS 300, was selected as U.S. Navy’s next generation small UUV program of record. REMUS 300 technology was designed to advance distributed maritime operations by conducting critical underwater…
Marine Corps Hornet Squadron Repositioned to Eastern Europe
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department has added another tactical jet squadron to eastern Europe to shore up U.S. European Command and possible NATO forces in the region, the Defense Department said. Defense Department spokesman John F. Kirby told reporters…
Marine Corps’ Black Sheep to Ride the Lightning
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ famous Black Sheep squadron has a new designation as it upgrades to from its AV-8B Harrier II attack jet to its new aircraft, the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II strike fighter. Marine Attack Squadron…
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Returns to Homeport following 70-day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, March 26, after a 70-day patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said March 29. Throughout the…
