Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | November 14, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) recently demonstrated expansive maritime domain awareness, utilizing…
New Uncrewed Undersea Capabilities Strengthen AUKUS Partnership
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** The UK, US and Australia have strengthened their maritime forces, introducing new uncrewed undersea vessels to extend the range and lethality of their warfare capabilities. As part of the AUKUS partnership, the…
USS Chung-Hoon Shifts Homeport to San Diego
Release from By Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs ***** By Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs 09 November 2023 SAN DIEGO, CA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) arrived at Naval Base San Diego…
Navy Leaders from FVEY Nations Meet to Collaborate, Strengthen Relationship
Release from the U.S. Navy ***** 10 November 2023 By Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Ivester SYDNEY – Leaders from the navies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Sydney to discuss strategic partnerships, exchange…
Coast Guard to Lay Up Some Cutters, Boats in Face of Recruit Shortfall
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ***** ARINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Coast Guard will lay up several cutters and patrol boats because of a service-wide manning shortage, moves that will reduce the Coast Guard’s capacity for operations in the near term…
USS Farragut Going Full Speed Ahead Making Multiple Drug Busts
Release from USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS ***** Nov. 9, 2023 By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS Caribbean Sea – USS Farragut (DDG 99) has found success in stopping alleged illicit drug traffickers in the Caribbean, with four drug busts in October. Farragut, with an…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne returns to home port following a 52-day multi-mission patrol in the Eastern Pacific
Release from U.S. Coast Guard District 11 ***** Nov. 8, 2023 SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne and crew returned to their home port in Los Angeles/Long Beach Tuesday after a 52-day patrol across the…
AEROVIRONMENT’S JUMP 20 Medium UAS Demonstrates Maritime Autonomous Takeoff and Landing at Vessel Speeds Over 20 Knots
Release from AeroVironment Inc. ***** ARLINGTON, Va., November 07, 2023 - AeroVironment Inc. today announced the company’s JUMP 20 VTOL Medium UAS exceeded expectations during the recent U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) that demonstrated human-machine teaming in…
Decommissioning work on historic nuclear support facility, SSSB, draws to a close
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Nov. 8, 2023 By Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers Public Affairs WASHINGTON. – Along the waterfront in the Alabama Shipyard, LLC, near Mobile, Ala., decommissioning work has drawn to a close on a…
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Opens Additional Site in Norfolk
Release from HII ***** NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has begun production at an additional campus in Norfolk to support the shipyard’s continued progress toward more…