Release from General Dynamics Electric Boat ***** Groton, Conn. (October 16, 2023) – General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today it was awarded a $217 million contract for long lead time material associated…
C4F’S HYBRID FLEET COMPLETES TARGET DETECTION TEST
Release from USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS ***** C4F’S HYBRID FLEET COMPLETES TARGET DETECTION TEST By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS 17 October 2023 KEY WEST, Florida – Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) and Saildrone successfully completed an evaluation of the unmanned…
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER DEPARTS ON DEPLOYMENT
Release from Carrier Strike Group 2 Public Affairs ***** By Carrier Strike Group 2 Public Affairs 14 October 2023 NORFOLK, Va. — Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), departed on a scheduled deployment, Oct. 14. The strike…
General Dynamics Delivers Submarine Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795)
Release from HII ***** GROTON, Conn. (October 11, 2023) – General Dynamics Electric Boat announced today it delivered the nuclear-powered attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) to the U.S. Navy. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General…
VCNO and MCPON Visit Sailors in Mayport, Jacksonville and Key West
Release from VCNO Public Affairs ***** From VCNO Public Affairs KEY WEST, Fla. – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Florida Navy installations to visit with…
SECNAV Names Future U.S. Navy Ship After the City of Philadelphia
Release from SECNAV Public Affairs ***** 12 October 2023 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that a future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock will be named USS Philadelphia (LPD 32) at Independence Hall, during Philadelphia Navy and…
Furuno Electronics Complement New NSMV Training Vessel “Empire State VII”
Release from Furuno ***** Orlando, FL - Philly Shipyard has delivered a new vessel purpose-built for training new cadets and officers who will ultimately crew both government and commercial-owned sealift ships. The 159.85-meter Empire State VII was built by TOTE Services, LLC under…
U.S. Navy breaks ground on new Regional Training Center (RTC) at IALR Campus
The new center will accommodate full-scale growth of the defense manufacturing training program, providing a pipeline of 800-1,000 skilled workers per year for high-demand jobs. DANVILLE, Va. (October 11, 2023) – The United States Navy broke ground on a…
CTF 150, U.S. Coast Guard Seize $25 Million in Illegal Drugs
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | October 11, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) seized about $25…
U.S. Coast Guard recovers remaining evidence from Titan submersible
Release from Coast Guard Headquarters ***** From Coast Guard Headquarters, Oct. 10, 2023 WASHINGTON – Marine safety engineers with the Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) recovered and transferred remaining Titan submersible debris and evidence from the North Atlantic Ocean…



