SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) kicked off Operation Rematau conducting a two-week, nearly 2,000 nautical mile deployment to the high seas and the Federated States of Micronesia countering illegal fishing and strengthening partnerships from…
USS Gerald R. Ford Joins Allies for Exercise Silent Wolverine
ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, joined six NATO allies for exercise Silent Wolverine in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 8, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa…
USCGC Dependable Returns Home after Month-Long Patrol in Florida Straits
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach, Nov. 5, following a 29-day patrol in the Florida Straits, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a…
Coast Guard Cutter Active Returns to Port Angeles after Eastern Pacific Patrol
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned to their homeport Friday after a 65-day patrol in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean near Central and South America, the Coast Guard Pacific Area…
HII Announces REMUS 620 Next-Generation, Submarine-Deployable Medium UUV
ARLINGTON, Va. — HII’s Mission Technologies division has developed a new generation of medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) — the REMUS 620 — that leverages advances incorporated in its smaller REMUS 300 UUV, the company said in a Nov. 7…
Senator Praises Bollinger Shipyards Acquisition of VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore
TUPELO, Miss. — U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a leading seapower advocate in the Senate, praised the the planned acquisition of VT Halter Marine Inc., and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore in Pascagoula, Miss., by Bollinger Shipyards, in a Nov….
Submarine USS Chicago Returns Home from Final Deployment
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, Nov. 2, 2022, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a Nov. 4 release. …
USCGC Reliance Returns Home Following 67-Day Migrant-Interdiction Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their homeport in Pensacola, Nov. 4, following a 67-day Caribbean Sea patrol. During the patrol, Reliance’s crew collaborated with numerous Coast Guard assets and other…
Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Conducts Bilateral Shiprider Boardings with Samoa
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, patrolled the Independent State of Samoa’s exclusive economic zone while partnering with Samoan Maritime Police and Fisheries Officers, where they executed four…
Navy Installs 3D Printer for Metal Parts on USS Bataan
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has installed a 3D printer capable of producing metal parts for ships on the amphibious ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in an experiment that could be expanded to across the fleet, a Navy official…