On March 26, a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. The catastrophe halted marine traffic to and from the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest ports in the United States, for nearly two…
SECNAV Names Navy’s Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Lansing
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 22 July 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Expeditionary Fast Transport, EPF 16, will be named USNS Lansing, July 22. LANSING, Michigan (July 22, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy…
Coast Guard holds commissioning ceremony for Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, July 20, 2024 Miami 𑁋 Lt. Giacomo Terrizzi III assumed command of the newly established Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth, Friday, as the unit’s first commanding officer during an assumption of command…
July 20/21 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command July 21, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed four Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea. It was determined the USVs presented an imminent threat…
USCGC Vigilant returns home after 55-day patrol in the Windward Passage
From the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, 22 July 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, July 11, following a 55-day maritime safety and security patrol in the…
USS Philippine Sea Returns Home from Red Sea Deployment
From Commander, Surface Force Atlantic, 14 July 2024 NORFOLK, Va. (July 14, 2024) – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, July 14, 2024, concluding a nine-month deployment to the Atlantic. Eisenhower, the…
New Contract Award to Help Train Fleet to Counter Electronic Warfare
Jul 18, 2024 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy awarded the Phoenix Air Group Inc. a $165 million contract June 28 for Contracted Air Services (CAS) flight hours to simulate a variety of airborne electronic…
RTX’s Raytheon Demonstrates SM-6 integration with LTAMDS and IBCS
July 18, 2024 Army and Navy programs combine to defeat complex threat PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At Valiant Shield 24, Raytheon, an RTX business, demonstrated a simulated complex missile engagement leveraging the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and…
July 18 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, July 18,2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and four uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) on the ground in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. It was…
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Welcomes ASC Personnel
By PHNSY & IMF and AUKUS I&A Public Affairs, July 19, 2024 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Twenty-eight ASC Pty Ltd [formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation] personnel began training at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY…
