WASHINGTON — If Russia does not dismantle a cruise missile system that the United States believes violates the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by Feb. 2, the U.S. will “suspend” compliance with the treaty and begin internal discussions on whether…
Marine Rifle Squads Get Upgraded Night Vision Devices
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — An updated helmet-mounted night vision system is beginning to make its way to infantry units. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) accelerated the acquisition of about 1,300 Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles (SNBVG) using existing…
Coast Guard Interdicts Migrants, Suspected Smuggler off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard interdicted 29 migrants, and one suspected smuggler Jan. 22 following two separate at-sea interdictions, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. Two of the interdicted migrants are facing potential federal…
Vigor Awarded Contract for Maintenance of Coast Guard Cutter Healy
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard’s most technologically advanced polar icebreaker, Healy, arrived at Vigor’s shipyard in Seattle in early January for maintenance, the company announced in a release. The $7.3 million contract includes sea valve renewal and overhaul, bow…
Navy is Pushing Advances in Offensive Mine Warfare
ARLINGTON, Va. — While mine countermeasures dominate the Navy’s efforts in mine warfare, the service has accelerated improvements over the last two years in its weaponry in offensive mine warfare, the ability to lay anti-ship and anti-submarine mines. The service…
Coast Guard Rescues 31 from Disabled Boat North of Bimini
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued 31 Haitians from the disabled pleasure craft, Summer Art, Jan. 20 approximately 9 miles north of Bimini, Bahamas, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At approximately 5 a.m., 7th Coast Guard…
VT Group Acquires National Technologies Associates Inc.
CHANTILLY, Va. — VT Group announced in Jan. 22 release the acquisition of National Technologies Associates Inc. (NTA), a Patuxent River, Maryland-based firm specializing in program management, engineering and logistics services for military aviation platforms and systems. Founded in 1981,…
Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Migrant Smuggling Boat off Florida Coast
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crew interdicted a boat with six people, including four who did not have current U.S visas, attempting to illegally enter the United States, near Sunny Isles, Jan. 19, the 7th Coast…
National Security Cutter Bertholf Departs for Western Pacific Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — On a gray and foggy morning, tears intermingled with rain as family members braved the elements to say goodbye to the 170 crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, a 418-foot national security cutter, which departed Alameda, California,…
LPD 17 Program Manager: These Ships ‘Can Do Anything’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPD 17s) in production are incorporating improvements as the class progresses to the Flight II configuration, the Navy’s program manager said. “The mission remains the same,” Capt. Brian Metcalf, the…
