From the U.S. Department of Defense, Nov. 20, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander for appointment to the grade of rear…
Coast Guard Crew Offloads $335.8M Worth of Cocaine in San Diego
From U.S. Coast Guard District Eleven, Nov. 19, 2024 SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded more than 29,000 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $335.8 million, Tuesday in San Diego. The…
Textron Systems Awarded UAS Contracts For Three Additional U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships
From Textron Systems, Nov. 18, 2024 HUNT Valley, Md., November 18, 2024 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a task order valued at up to $47 million by the U.S. Navy’s…
Navy Leader Highlights Shipyards’ Vital Role in Fleet Readiness During Pacific Northwest Visit
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Nov. 18, 2024 ARLINGTON, Va. – Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Tom Mancinelli visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Washington, Nov. 18, where he engaged with shipyard…
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca Returns Home After 61-Day Patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Nov. 19, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) returned to their home port of Portsmouth, Oct. 30, following a 61-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During…
Marine Squadron Circles Globe, Aiding International Mission in Africa
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 circumnavigated the globe aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules. The flight began and ended at the squadron’s home base of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar,…
Marine Corps General Officer Announcements
From the U.S. Department of Defense, Nov. 19, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier…
HII Moves Enterprise (CVN 80) for First Time, Enabling Construction of Two Aircraft Carriers at Once
From HII, Nov. 19, 2024 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully transferred the mid-body hull section of Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN…
U.S. Marine Squadron Conducts First Combat Strikes Using F-35Cs Against Houthi Targets in Yemen
By Carrier Strike Group 3 Public Affairs | November 18, 2024 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY — U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, conducted the first F-35C combat air strikes for…
Coast Guard Establishes New JROTC Program at Veterans Memorial High School in Corpus Christi
From U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment Corpus Christi, Texas Nov. 15, 2024 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Coast Guard established a new Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program at Veterans Memorial High School in Corpus Christi, Nov. 14. Veterans Memorial…
