By Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, and AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Public Affairs, March 27, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. – In a milestone for the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) enhanced trilateral security partnership, four…
U.S. Coast Guard cutter promotes regional security in the Pacific with Papua New Guinea
From U.S. Coast Guard 14th District, March 26, 2025 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently concluded its second port call in Papua New Guinea (PNG), following nine days of shiprider operations with…
US Navy to Christen Future USNS Billy Frank Jr.
From the U.S. Navy Office of Information, March 27, 2025 MOBILE, Ala.—The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11) during a ceremony on Saturday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. CDT at Austal USA in Mobile,…
Heritage Congratulates Brent Sadler on Maritime Administrator Nomination
From the Heritage Foundation, March 27, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Heritage Foundation released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brent Sadler (Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired) as the next Maritime Administrator in the Department of Transportation’s…
Bollinger Shipyards Gets Coast Guard Contract Modification for Polar Security Cutter Program
Since acquiring the facilities in 2022, Bollinger has nearly tripled its Mississippi production workforce From Bollinger Shipyards, March 25, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – Bollinger Shipyards announced today it has received a $951.6 million Fixed-Price-Incentive-Firm Target…
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Departs for First Deployment
From Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two, 26 March 2025 MAYPORT, Fla. — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 3 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard…
Navy Seeks Ways to Streamline Shipbuilding
March 25, 2025 | By David Vergun, DoD News The United States projects its presence around the globe through its warships, impacting geopolitical decisions daily while maintaining the American way of life, said Brett A. Seidle, acting assistant secretary of the Navy…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Destroyer Future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)
From HII, March 25, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) today, the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the…
Silver Ships Delivers 25th Assault Amphibian Safety Boat to U.S. Marine Corps
From Silver Ships, March 24, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (March 24, 2025) – Silver Ships, a leading manufacturer of military aluminum workboats, has completed, tested and delivered a new Assault Amphibian Safety Boat (AASB) for the U.S. Marine Corps and the…
DON Authorizes Attendance at Sea-Air-Space 2025 for Military, Civilian Personnel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 25, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — Travel for the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Symposium has been authorized for all Department of Navy military speakers, moderators, and panelists, and attendance at the event has been approved for all National Capital Region…
