ANNAPOLIS, Md. – April 8, 2024 – (PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) completed assembly of a full-size uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype known as Manta Ray. A new class of UUV, it is an extra-large glider that will…
First East-Coast-Assigned Navy CMV-22B OSPREY Arrives in Norfolk
By Commander, Naval Air Force Public Affairs, April 5, 2024 NORFOLK, Va. — The first East Coast-assigned Navy tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) CMV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40, arrived to Naval Station Norfolk…
USS Leyte Gulf Takes Down Semi-Submersible Vessel
By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS, April 8, 2024 ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), has made multiple drug interdictions in the U.S. Southern Command…
April 6 Red Sea Update
U.S. Central Command, April 7, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between approximately 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 6, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one mobile surface-to air missile system in Houthi controlled territory of Yemen. CENTCOM forces also shot down…
CMF’s Combined Task Force 150 Seizes Nearly 400 Kilograms in Illegal Narcotics in the Arabian Sea
By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | April 08, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, working in direct support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 400 kilograms of illegal drugs…
COMPACFLT Holds Change of Command Ceremony in Pearl Harbor
From Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs, Apr 4. 2024 Adm. Stephen Koehler assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) during a change of command ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4. He relieved Adm. Samuel Paparo, who…
HII Completes Dry Dock Work for Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Refueling and Complex Overhaul
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed the dry dock portion of the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Following…
Naval Supply Systems Command introduces Naval Sustainment System- Supply 2.0
By Kirk Engler and Melissa Olson Naval Sustainment System-Supply (NSS-Supply) 2.0 is focused on delivering fleet outcomes and supply’s contribution to fleet readiness, whereas NSS-Supply’s original focus was to capture supply chain value. Navy fleet readiness goals fall into three…
U.S. 4th Fleet Announces Southern Seas 2024 Deployment
From U.S. 4th Fleet, 5 April 2024 MAYPORT, Fla. - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations over the next few months as part of U.S. Naval Forces…
VMFA-542 achieves full operational capability as U.S. Marine Corps’ first F-35 operational squadron on the East Coast
From Communication Strategy and Operations Office, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Apr. 5, 2024 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), achieved full operational capability, Wednesday, as the U.S….
