EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine’s LM2500+G4 gas turbine will soon power the Italian Navy’s new Paolo Thaon di Revel Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ship, the company said July 15. This hybrid-electric powered ship was launched at a…
State Department Approves Possible Sale of MH-60R Helicopters to Greece
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of MH-60R helicopters to the Hellenic navy at the request of the Greek government, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a July 12 release. The sale,…
Coast Guard Repatriates 14 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon (WPC-1113) repatriated 14 Dominican migrants to a Dominican navy patrol vessel Saturday near Samaná, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage June 11 off the coast…
Prospective Joint Chiefs Chairman Supports Sub-Launched Low-Yield Nuke
WASHINGTON — The president’s nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that he supports development and deployment of a low-yield nuclear warhead as part of the nations’ strategic deterrent. “I think it is an important capability to…
Vice President Participates in $569 Million Drug Offload in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Vice President Mike Pence attended a U.S. Coast Guard drug offload July 11 in San Diego, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro offloaded more than 39,000…
Huntington Ingalls Completes Flight Deck on Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The final piece of the John F. Kennedy’s (CVN-79) flight deck, the upper bow section, was installed July 10 on the future aircraft carrier, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced in a release. The addition of the upper…
Coast Guard Cutter Elm to Arrive in New Homeport
ASTORIA, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Elm is scheduled to cross the Columbia River bar and arrive in Astoria, its new homeport, for the first time on July 15 at 10 a.m., the Coast Guard’s 13th District said…
Three-Star Vice Adm. Gilday is Choice for CNO Following Moran’s Sudden Retirement
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated as of July 18, 2019, to reflect Gilday’s formal nomination. ARLINGTON, Va. — For the first time since the 1970s, a three-star admiral is the nominee for chief of naval operations. Vice Adm….
Berger Takes Over From Neller as Marine Corps Commandant
Gen. David H. Berger relieved Gen. Robert B. Neller on July 11 to become the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps in a ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks, Washington. Acting Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said of Berger: “In this…
Cutter Escanaba Returns to Boston After Caribbean Sea Patrol, Change of Command
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned to Boston on July 11 following a three-month patrol conducting drug and migrant interdiction operations in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. Throughout the…
