MANAMA, Bahrain — Ships from the Israeli navy and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) conducted a combined maritime security patrol in the Red Sea, Aug. 30-31, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in an Aug. 31 release. Four Israeli…
Coast Guard Conducts Search and Rescue Operations following Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has conducted a total of six search and rescues in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida, saving a total of 13 people and two animals, and assisting six people, as of Sept. 1. Flight crews…
GE Renews Service Agreement with Royal Canadian Navy for GE LM2500 Gas Turbines
EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine has renewed a long-term, customized service agreement (CSA) with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the company said in a Sept. 1 announcement. The CSA covers an operating fleet of 24 GE LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines plus…
SECDEF Addresses End of the American War in Afghanistan
ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III released the following statement Aug. 30 to mark the end of American involvement in the war in Afghanistan. “Today, we completed the U.S. military evacuation of civilians and the removal of all…
DOD Identifies Marine Corps, Navy and Army Casualties
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Defense announced Aug. 28 the deaths of 13 service members who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in…
Coast Guard Conducts Hurricane Ida Post-Storm Overflights Along the Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is conducting critical incident search and rescue overflights and assessing for damage Aug. 30 along the Gulf Coast Region of Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, the Coast 8th District said in a release. The Coast…
Coast Guard Interdicts, Returns 23 Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 11 Dominican migrants and returned 12 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in the Mona Passage. The interdiction is the result…
Navy Celebrates Commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792)
GROTON, Conn. – The Navy celebrated the commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792), the first Block IV Virginia-class submarine to enter service, Saturday, Aug. 28, at Naval Submarine Base New London, Submarine Readiness Squadron 32 said in a release. “Vermonters…
Navy’s AARGM-ER to Enter Production
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) received Milestone C (MS-C) approval Aug. 23, allowing the program to move into its first phase of production, the Naval Air Systems Command said in an…
Navy Tests Second Stage Hypersonic Rocket Motor
WASHINGTON — Navy Strategic Systems Programs successfully conducted a test of the Second Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Aug. 25 in Promontory, Utah, as part of the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike offensive hypersonic strike capability and the…
