13 February 2024 BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS RYAN SEELBACH, U.S. 2ND FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS BODØ, Norway – A contingent of more than 100 U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 personnel are forward deployed to Bodø,…
Marine Corps Systems Command Announces Organizational Restructuring, Enhancing Force Modernization and Capability Delivery
Feb. 13, 2024 MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps Systems Command, or MARCORSYSCOM, and Program Executive Officer Land Systems, or PEO LS, are initiating a structural reorganization aimed at modernizing and streamlining operations to enhance the operational capabilities…
USNS Robert E. Peary and NAVELSG Join Forces to Carry Out Proof-of-Concept Testing
By LaShawn Sykes, Military Sealift Command 08 February 2024 NORFOLK, Va. – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) and the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG), in January, joined forces to…
Coast Guard Cutter Willow crew returns to homeport after 32-day patrol in Caribbean Sea
Feb. 13, 2024 CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard Cutter Willow (WLB 202) crew returned to their homeport in Charleston, Saturday, after a 32-day patrol throughout the Caribbean Sea. The Willow crew serviced 37 aids to navigation in Puerto Rico…
U.S. Marines Deliver Emergency Relief to Mindanao
By III MEF Communications CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – At the request of the Government of the Philippines, U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force will support the U.S. Agency for International Development by providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the…
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home after 59-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage
Feb. 10, 2024 Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home after 59-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their home port in Virginia Beach,…
BAE Systems to enhance U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A UAS with next-generation vehicle management system computer
Increased computing power delivers advanced performance for unmanned aerial refueler ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Feb. 12, 2024 — BAE Systems has been selected by Boeing to upgrade and modernize the vehicle management system computer (VMSC) for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned…
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney business completes key design review on Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion offering
Release from RTX Milestone moves program closer to detailed design review EAST HARTFORD, Conn., (Feb. 12, 2024) — Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has completed a critical assessment of its Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) offering with the U.S. Air Force,…
CNO Visits Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head
INDIAN HEAD, Md. (Feb. 9, 2024) – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), Feb. 9. Franchetti’s visit provided her the opportunity to see firsthand how NSWC IHD, the Navy’s…
Secretary Austin Announces USMC Nominations
WASHINGTON ꟷ Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Feb. 8 that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Col. Nick I. Brown for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Brown is currently serving as branch…
