HOUSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard held a commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller, the service’s 38th fast-response cutter, at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas, on July 15, the Coast Guard 8th District said. The district commander,…
Amphib USS Tripoli Joins Fleet
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli on July 15, the Navy’s Office of the Navy Chief of Information said in a release. Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning ceremony due to public health and safety restrictions…
Navy Announces New Flag Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy secretary and chief of naval operations announced on June 13 these flag assignments: Rear Adm. Kathleen M. Creighton will be assigned as director, information warfare integration, N2/N6F, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington,…
Firefighting Efforts Continue for 4th Day Aboard Bonhomme Richard
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and supporting firefighting teams continued to battle blazes on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for the fourth straight day, a Navy spokesperson said. “As of 06:00 a.m. Pacific time July 15, firefighting…
Bell Boeing Delivers First V-22 Osprey to Japan
CAMP KISARAZU, Japan — Bell Boeing delivered the first V-22 Osprey to Camp Kisarazu in Japan on July 10, the company said in a release. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is the first operator of the V-22 outside of the U.S….
Teledyne to Build Navy’s Surface-to-Surface Missile Modules for LCS
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Teledyne Technologies Inc.’s subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., was awarded a $6 million contract from Northrop Grumman Corp. to manufacture the first production unit of the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) for the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS), the…
Area Commanders Praise National Security Cutter Performance in Drug Wars
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic and Pacific area commanders have praised the service’s fleet of Legend-class national security cutters (NSCs) in their role as platforms for drug interdiction. Speaking July 14 at a webinar co-sponsored by the organization, NatSec 2020: Coronavirus and Beyond, sponsored by…
Firefighting Isolates Blazes to Two Locations on Bonhomme Richard
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and civilian firefighters combatting the blaze on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego have isolated the fires to two separate locations, the Navy said. In an 11 a.m. Pacific time July 14 news…
Air Force Joins Navy in Collins Aerospace Aerial Combat Program
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The U.S. Air Force has joined the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program, making it a collaborative effort to field a next-generation air combat training solution, Collins Aerospace said in…
USS Detroit Completes Counter-Narcotics Deployment
MAYPORT, Fla. — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit returned to Mayport on July 11 following its maiden deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Lt. j.g. Miranda Rossum, U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command public affairs, said in a release. Detroit, along with a detachment from…
