VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 hosted a sundown ceremony and fly-over for the legacy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Feb. 1. Active-duty service members, aviation leadership, local media and…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Returns Home Following Counter-Drug Interdictions
Wilmington, N.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to Wilmington, North Carolina, Feb. 2 following a 42-day patrol in the Caribbean, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a Feb. 3 release. The crew of the Diligence…
USS South Dakota Commissioned
NEW LONDON, Conn. — USS South Dakota (SSN 790) became the newest and 17th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine in the U.S. Navy during her commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Feb. 2, Submarine Force Public affairs said in a…
General Atomics Awarded Contract for Prototype LiFT Battery System for LDUUV
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Advanced Technology International (ATI) to develop and demonstrate a prototype Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system for the U.S. Navy’s prototype “Snakehead”…
Navy Secretary Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Kingsville
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Kingsville (LCS 36), the secretary’s public affairs officer said in a Feb. 4 release. The future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) is…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns Home Following Counter-Drug Patrol, $83 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized
ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned home Feb. 1 following a 60-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, seizing more than $83 million worth of cocaine during the deployment, the Coast Guard Pacific…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Billings
MARINETTE, Wis. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin, Feb. 1, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a Feb….
Coast Guard Interdicts 2 Suspected Drug Smugglers, 132 Pounds of Cocaine
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted two suspected smugglers and approximately 132 pounds of cocaine Thursday 5 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Feb. 1 release. The Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark…
HII Awarded $15.2 Billion Block Contract For Two Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — For the first time in more than three decades, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a multi-ship contract from the U.S. Navy to build two aircraft carriers. The company announced on Jan….
Vigor Selects Vancouver, Washington, Site for a State-of-the-art, All-Aluminum Fabrication Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Vigor has entered an agreement to take over the former home of Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, Washington, following a search for the best location to build the U.S. Army’s new landing craft, Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or…
