SAN DIEGO — Construction of the fourth expeditionary sea base ship officially began June 25 at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding shipyard, the Program Executive Office-Ships said in a release. Due to the COVID pandemic, the milestone was marked with an informal shipyard ceremony. ESB…
Marine Corps Activates Second F-35B Fleet Replacement Squadron
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has activated a second fleet replacement squadron to train aviators to fly its F-35B Lightning II strike fighters. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 (VMFAT-502) was activated on June 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort,…
USS Preble Returns After Successful Counter-Narcotics Deployment
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble returned June 25 to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following the ship’s surge deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. 3rd Fleet said in a release. Preble, along with a detachment from “Easyriders” from Helicopter…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Oakland
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland on June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, the Program Executive Office-Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) public affairs said in a release. Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS)…
Rolls-Royce Secures Navy Contracts Worth $115.6 Million
RESTON, Va. — Rolls-Royce has secured recent agreements with the U.S. Navy for ship engines, propulsion components and services valued at up to $115.6 million, the company said in a June 24 release. “Rolls-Royce is proud to support the U.S….
Ike, San Jacinto Break Navy At-Sea Record
ARABIAN SEA — As of June 25, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its escort ship, the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto, have been continuously at sea for 161 days, setting a new record for the U.S. Navy, Carrier…
81-Page Report on Response to Outbreak Aboard Carrier Spreads Blame Beyond Its Captain
ARLINGTON, Va. — Capt. Brett Crozier, the former skipper of the first U.S. Navy warship to suffer a novel coronavirus outbreak at sea, wasn’t restored to command last week as many had expected following a weeks-long investigation, but the detailed…
Foggo: Fourth ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ Underway
ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in command of U.S. Naval Force in Europe and Africa said the U.S. Navy and other NATO naval forces need to extend operations in the North Atlantic to ensure the security of Europe and North…
CH-53K King Stallion Completes First Sea Trials
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The CH-53K King Stallion completed a two-week period of sea trials in the Atlantic earlier this month, the Naval Air Systems Command said in a June 24 release. This was the first opportunity to…
GE to Supply Gas Turbines for New Turkish Fleet Replenishment Ship
EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine has received a contract from Sefine Shipyard to provide two LM2500 marine gas turbines to power the Turkish Naval Forces’ new fleet replenishment ship, GE said in a release. Known as the DIMDEG project, this new-generation ship will satisfy the fuel,…
