ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David J. Furness for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and assignment as deputy commandant…
Coast Guard Establishes Reserve Enlisted Aviation Workforce
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has established a Reserve Enlisted Aviation Workforce. In a 10 June message released by Rear Adm. Todd C. Wiemers, assistant commandant for Capabilities (CG-7) and assistant commandant for Reserve (CG-R), the Coast Guard formally…
Navy Accepts Delivery of First TH-73A Training Helicopter
PHILADELPHIA — The first operational TH-73A helicopter was presented to the U.S. Navy June 10 during a ceremony at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. (Leonardo) plant in Philadelphia, the Naval Air Systems Command announced in a release. “The TH-73A will be instrumental in…
Northrop Grumman Delivers First SEWIP Block 3 System to U.S. Navy
BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corp. has delivered the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Engineering and Development Model (EDM) to the U.S. Navy for land-based testing, the company said in a June 11 release. The official transfer…
Navy’s SSP Admiral: New Missile Planned for Introduction on 9th Columbia SSBN
ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of developing and sustaining the U.S. Navy’s strategic weapons said the service needs to have the new Trident D5LE2 ballistic missile ready to deploy in fiscal 2039 on the ninth hull of the…
Commission Examines Assets that Honor the Confederacy, Will Suggest Name Changes
The Department of Defense’s Naming Commission — technically the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America — has…
Coast Guard Repatriates 82 Cubans to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo’s crew repatriated 82 Cubans to Cuba, Tuesday, following eight interdictions south of the Florida Keys, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a June 8 release. A Station Islamorada law enforcement team launched at approximately…
USCGC Hamilton Returns to Homeport Following 97-Day Deployment to Europe
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Legend-class national security USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) and crew returned to Charleston, South Carolina, June 4, following a historic 97-day deployment to Europe working with U.S. Navy 6th Fleet, allies and partners, the Coast Guard Atlantic…
DoD Announces Establishment of Arctic Regional Center
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on June 9 the establishment of a new Department of Defense Regional Center, the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The center will bring increased cooperation on the…
U.S. Navy Research Pilots Help Scientists Gather Data from the Air
U.S. Navy pilots and naval flight officers flying specialized aircraft are helping scientists collect data for airborne research. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1), based in Maryland at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, operates worldwide…
