Middletown, R.I. — Rite-Solutions was awarded a $77 million, five-year contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division under the Department of the Navy, the company said Sept. 26. The company will support the Strategic and Computing Systems Department,…
SECDEF Announces Flag Nomination
Arlington, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Sept. 23 that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, and assignment as military deputy commander,…
Analyst: Unmanned Systems Developers Need to Create Platforms That Allow Human Interaction
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The developers of unmanned systems must do more to create platforms that can operate in the “messy middle” between being totally autonomous and being controlled remotely by humans, with some autonomy but also some ability for humans…
Cruiser USS Anzio Decommissioned After 30 Years of service
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — With plank owners, former crew members, and families of the Battle of Anzio veterans looking on, USS Anzio (CG 68) crew decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk ceremony Sept. 22, Naval Surface Force Public…
U.K. and U.S. Conduct SINKEX during Atlantic Thunder 22
ATLANTIC OCEAN — Ships and aircraft from the United Kingdom and the United States conducted a long-planned multi-domain sinking exercise (SINKEX) called Atlantic Thunder 22 in the North Atlantic, Sept. 7, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs said Sept. 23. …
Admiral: Safety, Retention, and Efficiency Are Navy’s Top Priorities for Shipyard Workers
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Retaining shipyard workers and increasing their efficiency are the top priorities — aside from ensuring their safety — for the Navy’s deputy commander of industrial operations, he said at an American Society of Naval Engineers Conference…
Marine Corps ACVs Ok’d for Open-Ocean Waterborne Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles are authorized to return to open-ocean waterborne operations following the establishment of interim guidance to enhance operational safety when conducting ACV training, Headquarters Marine Corps said Sept. 22. On July 20, the…
U.S., Israel Complete Unmanned Exercise in Gulf of Aqaba
MANAMA, Bahrain — Forces from Israel and the U.S. completed a four-day exercise in the Gulf of Aqaba on Sept. 22, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs said. The exercise, called Digital Shield, was a bilateral training event between…
UNITAS Concludes After Successful Exercise
RIO DE JANEIRO – UNITAS LXIII (63), the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise concluded with a closing ceremony in Rio De Janeiro on Sept. 22, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet said in a release. UNITAS, Latin…
CNO Meets with Chief of Royal Australian Navy; Discusses Increased Operations and Partnership
WASHINGTON (NNS) — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday hosted the Royal Australian Navy’s Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond at the Pentagon on Sept. 22, Gilday’s press office announced. During the visit, the two leaders focused on…
