ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to Alameda, Nov. 23, following a 97-day, multi-mission deployment to the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. In…
Cutter Oliver Berry Completes Living Marine Resources Patrol in South Pacific
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew returned to homeport in Honolulu Nov. 22 following a 38-day expeditionary patrol enforcing international living marine resources treaties and conducting joint operations with partner nations across the South Pacific, the…
Leonardo DRS Announces Closing of Merger with RADA
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc., a leading mid-tier defense technology provider, announced Nov. 28 the successful completion of the all-stock merger between Leonardo DRS and RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. to become a combined public company. The combined company will…
Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for Boeing’s HAAWC
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Boeing’s High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability, or HAAWC, has satisfied all requirements for initial operational capability status from the U.S. Navy, the company said in a Nov. 22 release. The all-weather HAAWC enables the Boeing…
U.S. Navy Analysis Confirms Iranian Link to Drone Attack
MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy lab in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to a Nov. 15 aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the Middle East, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs said…
HII Authenticates Keel of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Arkansas
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted a keel authentication ceremony Nov. 19 for Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800), the company said in a release. The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group…
Interagency Delegation Visits Unmanned & AI Task Force in Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain — Senior U.S. government officials from the Department of Defense and Department of State visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Nov. 18, to learn about the ongoing integration of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence across the fleet,…
Coast Guard Offloads More than $101 Million in Illegal Narcotics
MIAMI — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) offloaded approximately 5,363 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $101 million in Port Everglades, Nov. 18, along with 11 suspected smugglers who were apprehended to face prosecution…
USCGC Valiant Returns Home after 35-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) returned to their homeport at Naval Station Mayport Nov. 7, 2022, following a 35-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a Nov. 7…
Five Allied Carrier Strike Groups Patrol Waters in NATO’s Area of Operations
MONS, Belgium — Five Allied aircraft carriers will be operating in the Atlantic Ocean and the North and Mediterranean Seas in November, as part of their regularly scheduled activities, SHAPE Public Affairs said in a Nov. 17 release. This occurrence…
