Release From Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard SEATTLE — The Coast Guard awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract on Sept. 29 to Rozema Boat Works, Inc. of Mount Vernon, Washington to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy weather…
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky to Build Up to 99 CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters for U.S. Marine Corps
From Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Multi-year award will help stabilize U.S. industrial base, ensure consistent aircraft deliveries STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum…
U.S. Navy to Christen Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
From the U.S. Department of War, Sept. 26, 2025 The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on Saturday, September 27, at 10:30 a.m….
HII Successfully Completes Builder’s Sea Trials for Destroyer Ted Stevens
From HII PASCAGOULA, Miss., (Sept. 27, 2025) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), marking a major milestone in the construction of the second Flight III destroyer built at…
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Returns to Seattle After 308 Days
From U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District, Sept. 25, 2025 SEATTLE — After 308 days away from its Seattle home port, the 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned home Tuesday. Upon completing Operation Deep Freeze (ODF)…
Coast Guard offloads more than $156 million worth of cocaine in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) offloads approximately 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, Thursday in San Diego. The offload resulted from four separate interdictions of…
U.S. Navy Decommissions Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ships in Bahrain
From Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs, Sept. 25, 2025 After nearly 40 years of active service, three recently decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships and their crews were recognized in conjunction with a final decommissioning ceremony…
US, French In-Flight Refueling Extends Advanced Hawkeye’s Reach
From Naval Air Systems Command, Sept. 25, 2025 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) achieved a breakthrough in global airpower this summer, successfully refueling mid-air from three French-made tankers – a historic first that dramatically extends…
USS America to Return to United States
From Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Sept. 23, 2025 CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES — America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departed Sasebo, Japan for San Diego, California as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the…
Coast Guard Offloads Nearly $65M in Illicit Narcotics Interdicted in Western Caribbean Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, Sept. 24, 2025 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, Monday, at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Diligence…
