MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (February 9, 2024) The five deceased Marines from the CH-53E helicopter mishap on February 6, 2024, have been identified. All were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd…
USS McCampbell to Forward Deploy to Japan, Replace USS Antietam
From U.S. Naval Forces Japan and Naval Surface Force Public Affairs The U.S. Navy announced that USS McCampbell (DDG 85) will forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan. McCampbell will replace USS Antietam (CG 54), which will depart Yokosuka, Japan, and move to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a scheduled rotation…
SAIC Awarded $80 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Heavyweight Torpedo Tests Sets
RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $80.5 million task order by the U.S. Navy for the completion of the MK710 TSTS design and then to produce and deliver MK 710 Torpedo System Test Sets (TSTS) to…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 75th APY-9 Radar for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
SYRACUSE, New York ꟷ Lockheed Martin, under contract to Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, has delivered the 75th APY-9 radar that provides the U.S. Navy with information dominance through revolutionary sensor capability. More Hawkeyes have been built…
Sikorsky Completes Flight Tests of Three Hellenic Navy MH-60R Helicopters
OWEGO, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2024 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed testing of the integrated mission systems and sensors aboard three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters purchased by the Hellenic Navy. Completed in early December 2023, the tests verify each MH-60R…
USS McFaul Returns Home from 8-Month Deployment
By Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet 02 February 2024 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia ꟷ The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) returned to Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 4 after an eight-month deployment to the Atlantic Ocean and U.S. 5th Fleet…
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home, Offloads $55M Worth of Drugs in Tampa Bay
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) and crew returned from a 60-day counterdrug patrol and offloaded approximately $55 million worth of illicit narcotics, Monday, in St. Petersburg. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force - South,…
USS Normandy Returns Home from 8-Month Deployment
By Carrier Strike Group 12 Public Affairs NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia ꟷ The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), returned to homeport in Norfolk after an eight-month deployment to…
VMFA-542 Becomes First F-35B Squadron on East Coast to Achieve Initial Operational Capability
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), became the first East Coast F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron in the Fleet Marine Force to achieve initial…
U.S Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast decommissioned after 56 years of service
Feb. 6, 2024 ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during a ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony honoring…
