PACIFIC OCEAN — Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim…
Kearsarge ARG, 22nd MEU return to the Baltic Sea
BALTIC SEA — The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, returned to the Baltic Sea, Aug. 2, to strengthen interoperability with key NATO allies and partners, the group’s public affairs said Aug. 3. Elements of the…
Navy Opens First Training Facility for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy opened a new facility at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on July 27 that is dedicated to training Sailors who will operate the service’s Family of Small Unmanned Aircraft…
National Museum of the Surface Navy Selects Applied Minds LLC for Phase 1 Design
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship Iowa, the museum for America’s Surface Navy located aboard the historic Battleship USS Iowa Museum, announced Aug. 1 the selection of Applied Minds LLC as designer…
Langley Confirmed to Head Africa Command as Four-Star General
WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. Michael Langley has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Aug. 1. Langley was nominated to the be commander…
USS Fort Lauderdale Commissioned in Namesake City
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), on July 30 in its namesake Florida city, Commander, Naval Surface Forces Public Affairs said July 30. “To the Sailors and Marines…
L3Harris, US Navy to Demo Maritime Autonomous Capabilities at RIMPAC
MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, will demonstrate how unmanned surface vehicle technologies can provide critical support for traditional maritime forces during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2022, the company said Aug. 1. RIMPAC…
Navy Conducts Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials Aboard T-EPF Apalachicola
WASHINGTON — The future expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) is performing a series of planned test events assessing autonomous capabilities integrated into the shipboard configuration, demonstrating that a large ship can become a self-driving platform, Team Ships…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS John Lewis
WASHINGTON — The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) on July 27, Team Ships Public Affairs said July 29. T-AO 205’s delivery follows the completion of…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $698M Contract Mod to Overhaul USS Hartford
GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat announced June 29 it was awarded a modification of the previously awarded U.S. Navy contract for the repair, maintenance and modernization of the submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768). The contract modification has a…
