When most people think of the U.S. Coast Guard, they envision daring rescues at sea. But the USCG has a variety of lesser-known but equally important duties, said USCG Capt. (Ret.) Kirsten Trego. During the Monday morning presentation, “USCG Oil…
Panelists Discuss Challenges in Navigating Space as a Warfighting Domain
Space may have been the final frontier for the Starship Enterprise, but it’s the current frontier for the worlds’ fighting forces. As nations race to conquer this military high ground, the U.S. Department of Defense and private industry are increasingly…
Transition Connection Provides Career Support for Service Members
Over a million men and women serve as active-duty members of our military, with an additional 800,000 in reservist roles. Every year, approximately 200,000 of those service members transition out of the military and into civilian roles. That transition is…
Q&A with Naval Supply Systems Command
Seapower magazine interviews Vice Commander Kurt J. Wendelken What are the roles of the Naval Supply Systems Command? How is the era of great power competition affecting NAVSUP’s roles and responsibilities? Why does the Navy’s supply chain need the transformation…
Navy Orders Third Lot of Next-Generation Jammer Pods
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for the third lot of ALQ-249 Next-Generation Jammer-Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pods. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $650 million fixed-price incentive (firm target) and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to…
Senate Seapower Chair: Committee Will Drill Down on Navy’s Amphib Issue
***** WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the Senate’s Seapower subcommittee said he plans to drill down on the issue of the Navy’s requirement for 31 large and medium amphibious warships and why the 2024 budget does not apparently support…
7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
Release from U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** NEWS | March 23, 2023 7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea By U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs PARACEL ISLANDS, South China Sea – On March 24 (local time)…
U.S. Coast Guard works with counterparts in Saipan to sharpen maritime operations skills
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia ***** SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a subject matter exchange with boating safety and customs counterparts in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on March 21, 2023,…
Two-Carrier Buy for Navy Beats Inflation, Suppliers Say
***** WASHINGTON — Building two aircraft carriers in a single procurement is economical for the Navy not only in terms of economic order quantities but also in mitigating the effects of inflation. Rick Giannini, chairman of the Aircraft Carrier Industrial…
