MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard, along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO), halted a migrant smuggling operation on Aug. 13 about 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. A CBP AMO…
Navy Tapped to Lead UFO Task Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has been selected to lead the Defense Department’s new Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), the Pentagon said in an Aug. 14 release. “On Aug. 4, 2020, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist approved the establishment of…
Boeing Inducts 20th U.S. Navy F/A-18 Into Service Life Modification
ST. LOUIS — Boeing has inducted its 20th F/A-18 Super Hornet into service life modification (SLM), supporting U.S. Navy readiness needs for mission-capable aircraft, the company said in an Aug. 17 release. Two SLM jets already have been returned to the Navy. Initially, SLM will extend…
Navy Awards $430 Million Contract for Operation of Undersea Test Range
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has awarded $430 million contract to a Maryland-based company to operate and maintain one of the service’s most sophisticated test ranges. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport Division awarded the contract to Amentum Services Inc. of…
USS Pinckney Interdicts $4.5 Million in Cocaine
MAYPORT, Fla. — The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized over 120 kilograms of suspected cocaine July 24, U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs said in…
Navy Orders 24 Harpoon Cruise Missiles from Boeing
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered 24 Harpoon Block II+ Harpoon cruise missiles from Boeing Defense, Space & Security, the Defense Department said in an August 12 announcement. The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Boeing a $15.6…
BAE to Build Prototype for New, Innovative Wargaming Center for Marine Corps
MCLEAN, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth about $19 million to develop a prototype design for a new state-of-the-art wargaming center to be built at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, the company said in an Aug. 13 release. …
Coast Guard Announces Offshore Patrol Cutter Homeport
WASHINGTON — Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, will be home to future offshore patrol cutters, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters announced Aug. 12. “I am excited to announce the homeporting of two offshore patrol cutters at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island,” Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Karl L. Schultz said….
Navy Program Review: Columbia SSBN On Track
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s top acquisition official said the Columbia ballistic-missile submarine is on track and ready for a fiscal 2021 official construction start. Speaking Aug. 12 in a teleconference with reporters, James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition,…
Coast Guard Interdicts, Repatriates 18 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 18 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Aug. 8 and Aug. 11, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage off the coast of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th…
