KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) returned to their homeport in Key West following a 90-day counter-smuggling patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South and operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable Returns to Homeport After 62-Day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned on June 22 to Little Creek, Virginia, after completing a 62-day Mid-Atlantic fisheries patrol, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. From New Jersey to South Carolina,…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Crew Returns Home After Caribbean Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home June 23 to Cape Canaveral after a two-month Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S….
Marine Corps Awards Lightweight Body Armor Insert Contract to Point Blank Enterprises
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Point Blank Enterprises Inc. has been awarded a $215.9 million body armor contract by the Marine Corps Systems Command, the company announced in a June 24 release. The Marine Corps Low Intensity Threat Environment (LITE) body…
Navy Secretary Names Newest Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship Cherokee Nation
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has announced the newest towing, salvage and rescue ship will be named Cherokee Nation in honor of the service and contributions the Cherokee people have made to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps,…
JLTV Approved for Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps, Army
WASHINGTON — Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, on June 20 approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s transition into full-rate production, the Army Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat…
Coast Guard Repatriates 11 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) repatriated 11 Dominican migrants to a Dominican navy patrol vessel June 19 in waters just off Samana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Daniel Inouye
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S Navy will christen its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), during a 10 a.m. ceremony June 22, in Bath, Maine, the Defense Department announced. The future USS Daniel…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Dedicates Submarine Maintenance Facility
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Norfolk Naval Shipyard dedicated its new submarine maintenance facility on June 14. The dedication marked the next crucial step in the NNSY’s realization of a shipyard infrastructure optimization plan that will enhance the ability of the four…
Raytheon Wins $234 Million U.S. Navy Contract for 23 JPALS Landing Systems
PARIS — Raytheon won a four-year $234 million contract from the U.S. Navy to outfit all of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships with 23 Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS), the company announced in a release….
