LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force has formally declared an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of its brand-new Poseidon MRA Mk1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, the RAF said in a release. The MRA Mk1 is the U.K. designation for the P-8A Poseidon flown…
NAVSEA Bids Farewell to Longest-Serving Civil Servant in Defense Department
WASHINGTON — Sarkis Tatigian, who began his U.S. Navy career at the age of 19 during World War II, passed away earlier this week, leaving behind a nearly 78-year legacy of service to the Department of Defense, Naval Sea Systems Command said in an April 7…
Surface Warfare Center Technology Division, Maryland Distillery Partner to Produce Hand Sanitizer
INDIAN HEAD, Md. — The Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) is helping one business give back to emergency responders in dire need of virus-killing hand sanitizers, the division said in an April 6 release. Following Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s…
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Returns Home After Drug-Busting Patrol
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton returned home on April 6 to Charleston after completing an 80-day patrol throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the Coast Guard 7th District. The crew offloaded $324 million worth of cocaine and marijuana April…
Navy Deploys Medical Personnel to Support COVID-19 Response in New Orleans, Dallas
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy medical personnel assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility-M (EMF-M) have deployed as part of a U.S. Northern Command-led COVID-19 response to support civil health authorities in existing facilities in New Orleans and Dallas, the Navy said in a release. See: New…
Navy Awards $200 Million Contract to Upgrade USS Boxer
SAN DIEGO — BAE Systems has received a $200 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform nearly 18 months of maintenance and modernization work aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, according to a company release. The drydocking of the USS Boxer will…
Coast Guard, Air Force, FEMA Deliver Medical Supplies to American Samoa
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and Air Force worked together with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure the April 1 delivery of a shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) to medical responders in American Samoa and the strategic deepwater Port of Pago Pago, according to a Coast Guard release. “FEMA notified the Coast Guard of the need…
Coast Guard Oversees Disembarkation of Port Everglades Cruise Passengers; 31 Medically Evacuated
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard on April 2 helped oversee the offloading of more than 1,200 passengers from the cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam in Port Everglades, Florida, according to a Coast Guard Headquarters release. This combined with one remaining disembarkation being coordinated represents the processing of more than…
Boeing Extends Temporary Suspension of Puget Sound Production Operations
SEATTLE — Boeing is extending the temporary suspension of production operations at all Puget Sound area and Moses Lake sites until further notice, the company said in a release. These actions are being taken in light of the company’s continuing focus on the…
Attack Submarine USS Delaware Joins Fleet
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Delaware, the 18th Virginia-class attack submarine, on April 4, according to a Navy release. Although the traditional commissioning ceremony was canceled due to restrictions on large gatherings brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Navy commissioned USS Delaware administratively and transitioned the ship to normal operations….
