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…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Delivers USS George H.W. Bush to Fleet on Time After PIA
By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications, Nov. 18, 2024 NORFOLK, Virginia – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this weekend, marking the successful on-time conclusion of its ten-month Planned Incremental Availability…
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home Following 110-day Arctic Deployment
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Nov. 15, 2024 ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to its Alameda homeport on Nov. 4, after completing a 110-day patrol in the Arctic Ocean, Chukchi Sea…
USS Nantucket Commissioned
Nov. 18, 2024 From Lt. Ayifa Brooks BOSTON — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Nantucket (LCS 27), Nov. 16, 2024, in Boston. To honor naval history, Nantucket became the newest ship in the fleet…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Nantucket
From the Navy Office of Information, 15 November 2024 Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) will be commissioned on November 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. EST in Boston, Massachusetts. The Honorable Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of…
Naval Research Lab Completes Development of Satellite-Servicing Robotics
Nov. 15, 2024 | By Nicholas Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory United States Naval Research Laboratory Naval Center for Space Technology, in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing…
