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…
Navy Scaling Back Planned Triton Deployable Sites from Five to Three
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is planning to reduce the number of planned deployment sites for its MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles in accordance with its planned reduction in the number of Tritons being procured. “FY24…
Navy Orders Ninth John Lewis-Class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered construction of the ninth fleet replenishment oiler of the new John Lewis class for the Military Sealift Command. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded to General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding…
Cargo Preference Essential Element For Us Merchant Marine, National Security
Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, USN (Ret) Recently, there have been renewed calls by some to do away with – or greatly diminish – the requirements that govern the sea transportation of cargo that is owned, procured, furnished, or financed…
