Release from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** July 19, 2023 By Chief Petty Officer B. Biller, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786)…
USS Little Rock: Back with a Vengeance
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command ***** July 19, 2023 Caribbean Sea – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) has made its presence known in the…
Coast Guard crew offloads more than $158 million worth of narcotics in San Diego
Release from the U.S. Coast Guard 11th District ***** July 17, 2023 USCG District 11 Public Affairs SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds…
Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection seize 223 pounds of narcotics
Release from Coast Guard 11th District ****** SAN PEDRO, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach and U.S. Customs and Border Protection recovered 223 pounds of cocaine today from a vessel that became disabled on July 4,…
USCGC Legare returns home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atantic Area ***** July 13, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. —The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned to their home port in Portsmouth Thursday following a 69-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits. …
Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** July 12, 2023 SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle, Tuesday, for a months-long Arctic deployment. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will provide U.S. surface presence…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Successfully Completes Builder’s Trials for Calhoun (WMSL 759)
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., June 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of builder’s sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s newest national security cutter, Calhoun (WMSL 759). The…
HII’s Ingalls Shipyard Has Capacity for More Navy Shipbuilding
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — HII’s Ingalls Shipyard is always looking for opportunities for more shipbuilding work and its yard has the capacity to take on more work, a senior company official said, including future awards of new classes of frigates…
USCGC Vigilant returns from Eastern Pacific patrol, conducts international collaboration
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** June 27, 2023 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Sunday, following a 50-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Florida Straits. Patrolling in…
Coast Guard offloads more than $23 million in illegal narcotics in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 7th District ***** June 27, 2023 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) offloaded more than 2,024 pounds of cocaine worth more than $23 million in San…
