***** ARLINGTON, Va. — Textron has been demonstrating the capabilities of its Cottonmouth candidate for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) competition and has been granted funding to continue testing through calendar year 2023. The ARV is to…
Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office Approved in HASC Chairman’s NDAA Mark
***** ARLINGTON, Va.— A rapid capabilities office for U.S. naval aviation is included in the chairman’s mark for the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in order to speed up development and delivery of critical technologies and systems to naval aviation…
Coast Guard Concludes 21 Years of Maritime Security Detachments to Gitmo
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has closed its maritime security detachment in Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo), Cuba, concluding a 21-year presence of port security units that provided security to the naval base, the longest continuous deployment of the Coast…
CADET CORNER: How Sea Cadets Changed My Life
PO2 Cristian, LucasFor the first couple of years I was apart of the program, I did not accomplish much. I would attend my weekly Saturday drills, spending the day nonchalantly following my staff cadets, as we would perform a near…
$119.1 Billion, 407K+ Jobs Supported by the New England Defense Cluster
Release from SENEDIA ***** SENEDIA Releases Economic Impact Report Details the Economic Strength and Growth in the Region MIDDLETOWN, RI – SENEDIA, the alliance for Defense tech, talent, and innovation, today released a new report that highlights the importance of the New England Defense Cluster to U.S….
CNO: ‘We Need to be in the Way’
***** ARLINGTON. Va. — The U.S. Navy needs a non-provocative but purposeful presence in the seas around China to deter challenges to international rules and the security interests of the United States, the chief of naval operations said. CNO Admiral…
TRANSCOM to Double Sealift Tanker Force
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) plan to double the number of fuel tankers in its Tanker Security Program to improve the capacity to deliver fuel to forward operating forces, particularly in the Pacific, the TRANSCOM’s commander…
Marine Corps Generals to Integrate with Navy Numbered Fleet Staffs
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to establish integrated staffs with two U.S. Navy numbered fleets next year, according to the latest update to is Force Design 2030 concept. The Corps plans to integrate a brigadier…
Navy F-5 Jet Crashes Near Key West
Release from NAS Key West ************************** ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy F-5N Tiger II jet crashed near Key West. Florida, on May 31, the Navy said. Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West said in a Facebook post that the…
Smith Nominated as Next Commandant of the Marine Corps
*********** ARLINGTON, Va. — President Joe Biden has nominated Marine Corps General Eric M. Smith as the next commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Defense Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a May 31 release. Smith currently…
