PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Aug. 24 after a 56-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said Sept. 9. During the patrol, Tampa’s crew…
CNO, Chief of Italian Navy Meet and Discuss Regional Security
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday hosted Chief of Italian Navy Adm. Enrico Credendino at the Pentagon for an office call on Sept. 7, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a release. Gilday and Credendino discussed their…
DoD Submits Updated Red Hill Defuel Plan to Hawaii DOH
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Department of Defense submitted on Sept. 7 its updated plan to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Underground Storage Facility to the Hawaii Department of Health, Commander Navy Region Hawaii public affairs said in…
Littoral Combat Ships Conduct Joint Oceania Maritime Support Initiative
PACIFIC OCEAN — Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Oakland (LCS 24) deployed to the Oceania region with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team detachments to conduct maritime law enforcement operations in support…
USS Ross Concludes 8-Year Forward-Deployment to Europe
ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer, Sept. 6, said U.S. 6th…
Navy Awards Curtiss-Wright Contracts to Support Columbia Submarine Program
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Curtiss-Wright Corp. has been awarded contracts valued at approximately $120 million when fully funded to provide generators for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class submarine, the company said Sept. 6. “We are very proud to have been chosen…
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Flies with LITENING Targeting Pod
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Northrop Grumman’s LITENING advanced targeting pod has successfully completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The Navy selected LITENING to replace the legacy targeting pods on the F/A-18 fleet in early…
Britain’s Flagship Heads to USA Ahead of Autumn on European Operations
WASHINGTON — In the coming months, HMS Queen Elizabeth will be at the heart of a powerful task group made up of thousands of Sailors, up to 10 ships, F-35B Lightning jets, helicopter squadrons and Royal Marines Commandos which will…
USCGC Decisive Returns Home after 58-Day Interdiction Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) returned to Pensacola, Florida, Aug. 20 after assisting in the repatriation of 203 Cuban migrants following 14 interdictions off Florida’s coast, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said Sept. 6. …
Boeing Demos Open Autonomy Architecture for Manned-Unmanned Teaming with MQ-25
ST. LOUIS — Boeing has digitally demonstrated a new open autonomy architecture for MQ-25 that will allow the U.S. Navy to increase mission effectiveness by integrating manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability at speed and scale, the company said Sept. 6. The…
