From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Public Affairs, July 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday the renaming of its operational districts from numerical to geographic designations, a key initiative under Force Design 2028 (FD2028). This strategic change,…
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 Disestablished; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 10 Established
From Lt.j.g. Martin Carey, July 3, 2025 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The U.S. Navy marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter during a ceremony July 3, as Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2…
U.S., ROK Navies Conduct CONSOL Training
by Grady T. Fontana, July 2, 2025 CHINHAE, South Korea – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Allied Pacific conducted a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at sea (CONSOL), at Chinhae, June 16-19, 2025. CONSOL capability is when a specially outfitted…
Coast Guard offloads more than $20 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea
From Coast Guard 7th District, July 2, 2025 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland’s crew offloaded approximately 2,220 pounds of cocaine and 3,320 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $20.1 million, Wednesday, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The seized contraband…
Fincantieri Marine Group Appoints George Moutafis as CEO
From Fincantieri Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), the U.S. subsidiary of Fincantieri – one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and a global leader in the construction of highly complex vessels – announces the appointment of George A. Moutafis as Chief Executive…
HII Launches Virginia-class Submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 2, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from…
GD Electric Boat Awarded $1.85B Contract Modification for Sub Long-Lead Material
From General Dynamics Electric Boat GROTON, Conn. (July 2, 2025) — Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today that it was awarded a $1.85 billion contract modification to a previously awarded contract supporting submarine production. This modification…
Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update: Ecuador
by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs, July 1, 2025 MAYPORT, Fla. – The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10,…
USCGC Vigorous Returns Home After 51-Day Counter-Migration Patrol in Windward Passage
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, July 1, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Tuesday, following a 51-day patrol in the Windward Passage. Vigorous deployed in…
HII and Hitachi Lock In Multi-Year REMUS 300 UUV Production Agreement
From HII POCASSET, Mass., July 1, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced the order from Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) for more than a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) under a program that will deliver the vehicles…
