************* 21 April 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer interdicted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle $42 million in illegal drugs while transiting the Gulf of Oman, April 21. USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) was operating in support…
Flight Ops in Washington, D.C. — A Century Ago!
Flight Ops in Washington, D.C. — A Century Ago! By David F. Winkler In his book Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1941, Ryan Wadle lamented that following World War I, the Navy’s culture inhibited its leaders…
Saab Receives Order for U.S. Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target
************* The U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport has awarded Saab the first production order for the Expendable Mobile Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target (EMATT). This contract follows an award from September 30, 2022 to perform modernization and validation testing of…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Completes Group Sail in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area
Release from Carrier Strike Group One ***** By Story by Ensign Valentine Mulango PACIFIC OCEAN – Group Sail is an integrated training exercise conducted between units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1. The exercise reintegrated the strike group and provided an…
Wittman Statement on the Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
***** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Navy’s recently released 30-year shipbuilding plan: “With this 30-year shipbuilding plan, the Navy demonstrates that…
Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** April 19, 2023 Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew…
Unmanned Surface Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz with U.S. Coast Guard
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** Unmanned Surface Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz with U.S. Coast Guard 19 April 2023 From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – An unmanned surface vessel from…
U.S. Marine Corps Activates Second F-35C Squadron
Release from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ***** SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES 04.15.2023 Story by 2nd Lt. Andrew Baez 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Third Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) reactivated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)…
Leidos to Develop Autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Resupply System for U.S. Marine Corps
Release from Leidos ***** RESTON, Va. (April 18, 2023) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a new prime contract to develop an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) that can autonomously resupply forward-deployed ground forces….
