ALAMEDA — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy’s (WAGB 20) crew conducted a search-and-rescue exercise and professional exchange with members of the Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Rangers near Resolute Bay in Nunavut, Canada, Sept. 6, 2021, during Healy’s Northwest Passage…
USCGC Escanaba Returns Home after Historic 50-Day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) returned home to Portsmouth on Tuesday following a historic 50-day patrol in support of Operation Nanook in the Arctic region and the Labrador Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in…
Navy Awards 2nd Dry Dock Project for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Modernization
NORFOLK, Va. — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $63-million construction project Aug. 30 for improvements to the Dry Dock 2 complex at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, the command said in a Sept. 3 release. The…
Marine Corps Halts Waterborne Ops of New Amphibious Vehicle
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has halted waterborne operations of its new amphibious armored vehicle pending resolution of a mechanical problem. Maj. Jim Stenger, Marine Corps spokesperson, issued the following statement on Sept. 3: “Out of an abundance…
Navy Shifts to Recovery of 5 Sailors in Helicopter Crash
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing crewmembers of an MH-60S helicopter crash deceased. U.S. 3rd Fleet has shifted from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations as of Sept. 4, the U.S. 3rd Fleet said…
Coast Guard Repatriates 35 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans’ crew repatriated 35 Cubans to Cuba, Sept. 4, following five interdictions off the coast of Key West, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. While on a routine patrol, a…
Navy Announces New Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Sept. 3 the following assignments: Rear Adm. Eugene A. Burcher will be assigned as vice commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Burcher most recently served…
GA-EMS Launch and Recovery Systems Successfully Perform During Ford Full Ship Shock Trials
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems’ (GA-EMS) Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully performed as designed as the ship underwent full ship shock trials off the eastern…
GA-ASI Demonstrated Airborne MUM-T Using MQ-20 Avenger
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) continues to advance new levels of autonomous control for unmanned aircraft, successfully completing an airborne Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) demonstration on Aug. 25, 2021, pairing a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger with a modified King…
Coast Guard Offloads $51 Million of Interdicted Cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Sept. 3, after Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands authorities thwarted a go-fast boat smuggling…
