Release from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command ***** By NECC Public Affairs 01 August 2023 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – They may dive the world over, but the humble beginnings of U.S. Navy divers first began on August 1, 1882 in local…
HII Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials for Calhoun (WMSL 759)
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of acceptance sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s newest national security cutter, Calhoun (WMSL 759). During…
Leidos announces strategic collaboration agreement with Microsoft
Release from Leidos ***** Companies pledge collaboration aimed at expediting the development of advanced cloud technology. (RESTON, Va.) July 31, 2023 – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced it has entered into a strategic collaboration…
Romania Seeks Former Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles
Release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency ***** Romania Seeks Former Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. —The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of AAV7 assault amphibious vehicles to the…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces First Ships Enrolled in the Tanker Security Program
Release from the Maritime Administration ***** Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Creation of the program meets an urgent DOD need and grows the U.S.-flagged fleet WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that nine ships have been…
USS Vermont Arrives at New Homeport in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Release from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** 28 July 2023 From Story by Chief Petty Officer B. Biller, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet PEARL HARBOR – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) and its crew…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124)
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** JULY 28, 2023 The Navy will christen the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during a 10:30 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, July 29, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works…
Coast Guard celebrates groundbreaking ceremony to rebuild from Hurricane Maria
Release from Coast Guard 7th District ***** Seventh Coast Guard District – 305-415-6680 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Base San Juan and Coast Guard Sector San Juan held a groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, for the rebuilding of shore infrastructure…
SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Sea Base Ship USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** 27 July 2023 QUANTICO, Va. – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the future expeditionary sea base ship ESB 8 will be named in honor of…
GE Marine to Supply LM2500 Gas Turbine Engines in New Lightweight Composite Enclosure for Turkish I-Class MILGEM
Release from GE Marine ***** July 25, 2023, Evendale, OH – GE Marine signed an agreement with TAIS OG-STM İş Ortaklığı in Istanbul, Türkiye, to provide the LM2500 marine gas turbine engine in a new lightweight composite enclosure for the İstif-Class…
