ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Dec. 2 that the President made the following nominations: Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow for appointment to the rank of major general. Reventlow is currently serving as commander, Defense…
Sofar Launches Wayfinder Weather Routing for Dynamic Voyage Optimization
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Sofar Ocean has launched Wayfinder – The Dynamic Route Optimization Platform, a real-time, data-powered application to radically improve maritime route efficiency and reduce fuel emissions, the company said in a release. Sofar’s proprietary open ocean sensor network and weather forecasts, combined with real-time…
Marines Test JAGM From AH-1Z Viper
ARLINGTON, Va. — Marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) conducted an operational test and evaluation of the joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) from an AH-1Z Viper, Nov. 3-7 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the Corps…
HII Delivers Guided Missile Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. to U.S. Navy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) to the U.S. Navy during a signing ceremony Nov. 30. This milestone officially transfers custody from HII…
Construction Begins on Future USS Robert E. Simanek
SAN DIEGO — Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1, Team Ships Public…
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Departs on Deployment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport, Florida for a regularly scheduled deployment, Dec. 1, the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs said in a release. Elements…
Retooling the Workforce: U.S. Coast Guard’s Oldest Command Invites Infusion of New Talent
The 122-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Shipyard at Curtis Bay in Baltimore is a full-service shipyard and an integral part of the Coast Guard’s Surface Forces Logistics Center. Known simply as the yard, it has a growing workload as new classes…
Planning Underway for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Detachment Guam
ARLINGTON, Va. — Planning is underway for the establishment in Guam of a detachment of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), the yard’s assistant project superintendent for Execution Planning said Nov. 30. The need…
NGC to Increase Inventory of AARGM for US Navy and German AF
LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman has received a $153 million dollar contract award from the U.S. Navy for full-rate production of lots 10 and 11 of the AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), the company said Dec. 1. The contract…
Coast Guard Buoy Tender Departs San Francisco for Major Maintenance Period
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Aspen (WLB 208) and crew departed the Bay Area Nov. 29 for the last time as a San Francisco-based cutter and are en route to the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore to undergo major maintenance…
