VANCOUVER, Wash. — Representatives from the U.S. Army and federal and local elected officials joined Vigor employees for a keel laying ceremony on Sept. 16, celebrating the first milestone in the construction of the Army’s next-generation landing craft, the Maneuver Support Vessel…
Naval Special Warfare Acquisition Corps Established
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has established the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Unrestricted Line (URL) Officer Acquisition Corps (AC) and Major Program Manager (MPM) career path, the chief of naval personnel public affairs said in a release. The NSW URL AC will…
Navy Pushing to Sustain Lethal Capacity with New DASN Office
PENTAGON — The Navy has created a new leadership position — deputy assistant secretary of sustainment — in its work to sustain and grow lethal capacity and move faster to respond to the growing size of the fleet. “Building a workforce…
Marine Corps Sets New Milestone with GA-ASI MQ-9A Reaper UAV
SAN DIEGO — Over the last year, the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) blazed a trail of firsts and was awarded the 2018 Marine Corps Aviation Association Unmanned Aircraft Squadron of the Year. A major…
General Atomics Awarded Contract for Columbia Submarine Bearing Support Structures
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), to fabricate and deliver two large bearing support structures for Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines, the company said in a release. “This contract leverages our extensive manufacturing competencies to…
L3Harris Delivers AAV Capability to U.K.’s Defence Science and Technology Lab
PORTCHESTER, U.K. — L3Harris Technologies has delivered a brand-new class of Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) with advanced capabilities to enable the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy to understand how to maintain a technical advantage over potential adversaries, the company said in…
Coast Guard Repatriates 46 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) repatriated 46 migrants on Sept. 10 to a Dominican Republic navy vessel just off Samaná following the interdiction of two illegal migrant voyages in the Mona Passage, the Coast Guard 7th District…
LAV Meets ARV: Researching the Marines’ Next-Generation Light Armored Vehicle
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring research to develop the next-generation Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), slated to replace the Marine Corps’ current Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), the office’s public affairs said in a release. The LAV supports Light…
Coast Guard to Open Polar Security Cutter Project Office in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard Acquisitions Program are scheduled to preside over a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 11 in Pascagoula to formally open the service’s Polar Security Cutter Project Resident Office, the Coast Guard’s 8th District said in a release. The Project Resident…
Coast Guard Cutter Mellon Returns after 80-Day Patrol of Pacific Ocean
SEATTLE — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC 717), including two Canadian fishery officers, returned to their homeport of Seattle on Sept. 2 after an 80-day patrol detecting and deterring illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity…
