Nov. 14, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Capt. Erin E. O. Acosta for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Acosta is currently serving as…
Task Force 61/2: Strengthening Crisis Response and Amphibious Readiness Across Europe, Africa
From Task Force 61/2, Nov. 15, 2024 NAPLES, Italy –Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2) stands at the forefront of the Marine Corps and Navy’s integration efforts in the Mediterranean, enhancing amphibious operations and ensuring that U.S. forces are always ready…
Coast Guard Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Air Station Ventura
From U.S. Coast Guard District Eleven, Nov. 13, 2024 VENTURA, Calif. — The Coast Guard is proud to announce the opening of its newest air station at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. The ribbon cutting and commissioning ceremony was…
Airbus MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Passes 40 Years of Coast Guard Service
From Airbus Helicopters Today, Nov. 14, Airbus and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Airbus MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet supporting the USCG’s vital life-saving missions. Key Highlights: Quick Facts about the Airbus MH-65 Dolphin…
Gray Eagle STOL Makes Historic First Flight from Ship to Land
Short Takeoff and Landing UAS Operates from South Korean Warship From GA-ASI SAN DIEGO – 13 November 2024 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) logged another aviation milestone on Nov. 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took…
U.S. Central Command Strikes Houthi Facilities and Weapons Systems
From U.S. Central Command, Nov. 13, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities situated within Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen, Nov. 9-10. These facilities housed a variety of…
HII Redelivers USS Montana from Post-Shakedown Availability at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) work on Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794). The submarine was redelivered to the U.S. Navy on…
Retired Admiral Urges Government Transparency on UAPs
A retired Navy admiral and former acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was one of the key witnesses at a remarkable House hearing on Nov. 13 to continue to investigate the mystery of unidentified anomalous phenomena, the…
Navy Makes Significant Investment in Munitions Capability, Awards Kongsberg Defence Multi-Year Over the Horizon – Weapons System Contract
By Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The Navy has awarded a $960.8 million firm-fixed-price multiyear contract to Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KDA) for the Over the Horizon – Weapons System (OTH-WS) Naval Strike Missile (NSM)…
Centcom Conducts Strikes in Yemen, Syria
Nov. 12, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD Public Affairs Since Friday, U.S. Central Command has conducted strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen and against targets in Syria as part of the defeat-ISIS mission there. On Saturday and Sunday, Centcom…
