***** 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…
Admiral: Ecosystems Around Shipyards Can Attract, Retain Workers
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The services offered by communities adjacent to shipyards can help attract and retain skilled shipbuilding and repair workers, a Navy admiral in charge of shipbuilding said. “One of the things we’ve seen that is very successful…
Navy Orders Four CMV-22B Osprey COD Aircraft, Bringing Total to 48
************* ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered four additional CMV-22B Osprey carrier-onboard delivery aircraft, according to a March 5 Defense Department contract announcement. The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, was awarded a $482.3 million contract modification…
Vietnam War Commemoration to Host ‘Epic Event’
Arlington, VA – The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration is set to host its biggest event to date to honor Vietnam veterans, said Major General Ed Chrystal and Commander Brian Wierzbicki, acting director and chief of public engagement,…
