PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii — The Missile Defense Agency completed the third successful intercept of a ballistic missile target by a Raytheon Co. Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile, the next-generation variant that defeats missile threats outside the earth’s…
Navy Announces Findings on Sinking of World War I Cruiser USS San Diego
WASHINGTON — The Navy announced its findings Dec. 11 after a two-year study into what sank the World War I cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6). Alexis Catsambis, Ph.D., of the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Underwater Archeology Branch, based…
Coast Guard Continues Search for Possible Survivors of Capsized Migrant Boat
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews continue searching Dec. 7 for possible survivors of a capsized migrant boat in waters just off Isla Saona, Dominican Republic. So far, 21 people have been rescued, while seven others are…
ODU, LAVLE USA Announce New Marine Electric Propulsion Laboratory for Newport News
NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion University (ODU) is collaborating with LAVLE USA Inc. to establish a new Marine Electric Propulsion Simulation (MEPS) Laboratory, the university announced in a Dec. 8 release. The $12 million, 22,000-square-foot lab will be built on…
General Dynamics Awarded $346 Million by U.S. Navy for Virginia-Class Submarine Work
GROTON, Conn. – General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $346.5 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide research and development and lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of…
ONR-Sponsored Researcher Wins Nobel Prize
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has a long record of placing winning bets on up-and-coming scientists. In fact, it was 30 years ago that the ONR Young Investigator Program sponsored Dr. Frances H. Arnold, a professor…
U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy Offload More than 5,100 Pounds of Seized Cocaine
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy crews offloaded more than 5,100 pounds of seized cocaine on Dec. 7, worth nearly $70 million wholesale, in San Diego following a 49-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific aboard…
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley Returns After Bering Sea Patrol
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 6, following a 66-day multimission patrol, the 17th Coast Guard District said in a release. Alex Haley spent the last two months patrolling the…
United States’ Lone Heavy Icebreaker Begins Antarctic Deployment
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived Dec. 4 in Pearl Harbor to make final preparations before sailing to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2019, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. The 42-year-old…
USS Thomas Hudner Brought to Life in Boston
BOSTON — The Navy commissioned its newest surface combatant, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), during a Dec. 1 ceremony, the commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs said in a release. USS Thomas Hudner, commanded by Cmdr. Nathan…
