Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** 16 September 2023 NORFOLK, Virginia – USS San Jacinto (CG-56) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 15. Vice Adm. Jim Kilby, deputy commander,…
SECNAV Names Ship After American Abolitionist, Social Activist Harriet Tubman
CHURCH CREEK, MD, UNITED STATES 09.17.2023 Office of the Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that he named a U.S. Navy ship after American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman, Sept. 17. SECNAV…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Marinette
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Sept. 15, 2023 The Navy will commission the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) as the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 16, in…
U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Danish Defense Forces Train on SM-6 Missile Launcher Together
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs ***** Sept. 15, 2023 BORNHOLM, Denmark – In a demonstration of ongoing commitment to transatlantic security and defense interoperability, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, in conjunction with the…
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Achieves Initial Operating Capability with the US Navy
Release from Northrop Grumman ***** SAN DIEGO – Sept. 14, 2023 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy. Experts: Rho Cauley Bruner, director,…
SAILDRONES SET SAIL IN SUPPORT OF U.S. 4TH FLEET’S OPERATION WINDWARD STACK
Release from U.S. Fourth Fleet ***** KEY WEST, Florida – Launched from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor, the Saildrones’ mission once on station is to improve maritime domain awareness, or MDA, by detecting and quantifying…
HII Hosts Unique Hiring Event with Community Partners
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division recently hosted its first-ever hiring event focused exclusively on teenagers aging out of the foster…
Crowley, SEACOR to Create New, Standalone Company Through Integration of U.S. Jones Act Tank Vessel Fleets
Release from Crowley and SEACOR ***** (JACKSONVILLE & FORT LAUDERDALE Fla.; Sept. 13, 2023) – Global maritime and logistics leaders Crowley and SEACOR Holdings (“SEACOR”), through its subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, Inc.(“ Seabulk”), today announced an agreement to form a joint…
AUSTAL USA RECEIVES ORDER FOR THREE VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE MODULES
Release from Austal USA MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA received an order for the manufacture and outfitting of three electronic deck modules for the Virginia-class submarine program. The order, valued at $10.6 million, was issued by prime contractor General Dynamics Electric…
First missionized Coast Guard HC-27J completes inaugural flight
U.S. Coast Guard Release ***** Sept. 6, 2023 — The Coast Guard successfully performed the first flight of the newly missionized HC-27J prototype aircraft, CGNR 2712, today at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. The milestone flight is part…
