By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs, July 16, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Navy is embarking the first Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU), a cutting-edge medical support system with personnel from EMU-1 designed to…
Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria for January – June 2024
From U.S. Central Command, July 16,2024 TAMPA, Fla. – From January to June 2024, ISIS has claimed 153 attacks in Iraq and Syria. At this rate, ISIS is on pace to more than double the total number of attacks they claimed…
AIRBUS U.S. UH-72 Lakota Fleet Surpasses 1.5 Million Flight Hours
From Airbus, 17 Jul 2024 Today, Airbus U.S. Space and Defense announced the UH-72 Lakota fleet surpassed 1.5 million flight hours with U.S. Army, U.S. Army National Guard, and U.S. Navy. “This milestone is an incredible achievement for the Lakota…
SECNAV Exonerates 256 Defendants from 1944 Port Chicago General and Summary Courts-Martial
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 17 July 2024 WASHINGTON, DC – The Secretary of the Navy announced on July 17 the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and summary courts-martial. The Honorable Carlos Del…
NOAA Orders Second High-Altitude Jet for Hurricane and Climate Research
New aircraft, to join NOAA fleet in 2028 By Jonathan Shannon, July 16, 2024 Today, NOAA announced that it is exercising a $106 million contract option with Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to purchase a fully modified G550 aircraft that will…
Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 to Conduct Waterborne Missions in Homer, Alaska
HOMER, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct waterborne operations in the Homer vicinity over the summer as Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic augments its capabilities with small boat teams from Maritime Safety and Security Team Seattle…
NIWC Atlantic Develops 5G Technology for Use Across the Fleet
12 July 2024 By Jerry Sekerak and Amanda Vallieres The U.S. Navy fleet could soon start reaping the benefits of 5G technology. For the past several years, in collaboration with Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering…
July 15 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, July 15, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed five Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV), three over the Red Sea and two over Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. It…
HII Hosts Congressional and Australian Delegation at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shipbuilder and all-domain technologies provider HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va.; Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.; and a delegation of Australian parliamentarians at its Newport News Shipbuilding division…
Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Returns from Combat Deployment
From Carrier Strike Group Two (CSG-2), 15 July 2024 NORFOLK, Va. – The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to Norfolk, after a historic nine-month combat deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet, July 14, 2024. The strike group…
