FORT MEADE, Md. — A Navy Reservist’s innovative concept for adapting a mobile application to better enable mobilization is a winning idea. Lt. Cdr. Jonathan Calhoun, a Selected Reserve member attached to U.S. Fleet Forces Command Maritime Operations Center (N3…
Coast Guard Delivers Water to Drought-Stricken Kiribati at Critical Juncture
HONOLULU — The island nation of Kiribati is surrounded by water. Too much of it, actually, because climate change and rising sea levels are endangering the 33 scattered small, sparsely populated and low-lying islands in the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line chain…
The Navy Reserve is Looking for a Few Good Ideas
Sometimes the difference between a good idea and a great one is somebody to listen to it. And that’s what the Navy Reserve has done to help generate great ideas to help the fleet, reserve force and Sailors everywhere. Chief…
Coast Guard’s Force in Middle East Supports National Security Mission
MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) conducted a change of command ceremony on Thursday, June 16 at Manama, Bahrain, as Capt. Eric Helgen relieved Capt. Benjamin Berg. Presiding over the ceremony was Adm. Linda Fagan,…
USS Sioux City was ‘Built for 5th Fleet’
USS Sioux City (LCS 11) has become the first littoral combat ship to deploy to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. According to Capt. Rob Francis, the commander of Destroyer Squadron 50 and Task Force 55, the Freedom-class variant…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Helps Solomon Islands Patrol Their Waters
SOLOMON ISLANDS — The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to a request from the Solomon Islands to help patrol that country’s exclusive economic zone while maintenance was being conducted on the Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel Taro. The Fast Response…
New Safety Command Isn’t Just About Safety, It’s About Readiness
“Our mission and our focus every day is to enable warfighting capability by reducing preventable mishaps, loss of life and damage to materiel,” says Rear Adm. F.R. “Lucky” Luchtman, commander of the new Naval Safety Command. “Everything we do is…
Students Help Coast Guard to Find Unmanned Smuggling Boats
GALVESTON, Texas — A unique student project is helping the Coast Guard find small and hard to detect unmanned autonomous surface vessels that might be used to transport drugs into the U.S. Several USVs have been recovered attempting to transit…
Submarine Program ‘Alive and Well,’ Lawmakers Tell Industry Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Navy new submarine construction is on track, members of the Submarine Industrial Base Council were told by federal lawmakers during a visit to Washington. Virginia-class submarines and the new Columbia class are moving forward, thanks in part…
Russian Air Defenses Working Well When Operated by Ukrainians, ACC Chief Says
WASHINGTON — Air Force Gen. Mark D. Kelly, who leads Air Combat Command, was asked about the capabilities of Russia’s air defense systems since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “They’re operating pretty well when they’re operated by Ukrainians,”…
