From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, March 20, 2025 Editor’s Note: Click the desired date for b-roll showing specific cases from Jan. 30, Jan. 31, Feb. 19 & March 10. MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit…
Keel laid on UK’s new Dreadnought submarine
From BAE Systems, March 20, 2025 The keel of the first of the UK’s new Dreadnought submarines, the most powerful and technically advanced boats ever designed for the Royal Navy, has been laid at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard. HMS Dreadnought…
DOD to Cut $580 Million in Spending
March 20, 2025 | By Matthew Olay, DoD News As part of the Defense Department’s ongoing effort to cut wasteful spending, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo today directing the termination of more than $580 million in programs, contracts and grants. …
Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them: NPS Accelerates Emerging Technology at JIFX to Fulfill U.S. Navy and DOD’s Critical Needs
From Dan Linehan, March 21, 2025 MONTEREY, Calif. – Rapidly fielding emerging technologies and prioritizing investments in AI, drones, and counter-drone systems, among other technologies, are key to military modernization and remaining the strongest, most lethal force in the world. …
Thales Delivers the World’s 1st Autonomous Mine Hunting System to the Royal Navy
From Thales, March 14, 2025 Marking a technological breakthrough in the conduct of mine countermeasure missions, this system drastically reduces the exposure risk for personnel on board ships while contributing to the safety of maritime routes, the backbone of the…
USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Tasked Underway Replenishment
From Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific, March 19, 2025 Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) became the first ship in the new John Lewis class to conduct a fleet task under Commander, U.S. Third…
Official: Roughly 21,000 DOD Civilians Volunteered for Deferred Resignation
March 18, 2025 | By Matthew Olay, DoD News A senior defense official told the media today that approximately 21,000 Defense Department civilian employees volunteered to participate in the Deferred Resignation Program. The DRP, implemented by the Office of Personnel Management Jan….
Australia, India, Japan, Korea, U.S. Complete Multinational Exercise Sea Dragon 2025
From Commander, Task Force 72 Public Affairs, March 19, 2025 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, marking the completion of two weeks of intensive multinational anti-submarine warfare training,…
Coast Guard Achieves Major Milestone in Drug Interdiction, Border Control Operations
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, March 18, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard achieved a major milestone this week, interdicting over 80,000 pounds of illicit drugs since Jan. 21, being smuggled by drug cartels in an attempt to reach…
USS Vermont Returns Home from First Western Pacific Deployment
From Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Barnes, March 18, 2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 16, following a seven-month deployment, the submarine’s first deployment…
