From Coast Guard District 14 External Affairs, Oct. 1, 2024 HONOLULU – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) returned to Honolulu Friday after completing a 46-day patrol in Oceania. The Oliver Berry crew departed Coast Guard…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, LCAC 110
By Team Ships Public Affairs, Sept. 6, 2024 New Orleans, Louisiana – The U.S. Navy accepted the delivery of the latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 110, from Textron Systems on Sept. 6. This new addition to the fleet…
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Beloit (LCS 29)
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs, Oct. 1, 2024 MARINETTE — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Beloit (LCS 29) from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette,…
Sept. 30 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command Sept. 30, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed six Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these UAVs presented…
U.S. Coast Guard Encounters Joint Chinese Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard Patrol in Bering Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard 17th District, Oct. 1, 2024 JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard located four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard conducting a joint patrol in the Bering Sea, Saturday. While patrolling the…
Navy Exceeded FY24 Recruiting Goals
From the Navy Office of Information, Oct. 1, 2024 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (October 1, 2024) – The U.S. Navy exceeded its Fiscal Year 2024 recruiting goals, contracting 40,978 new recruits by the end of the fiscal year and marking its most significant…
USCGC Northland Returns Home After 67-day Patrol to Support Operation Nanook
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Oct. 1, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) returned to their homeport of Portsmouth, Saturday, following a 67-day deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic region. Northland’s…
Cruiser USS Antietam is Decommissioned
Story By LaDonna Singleton, Commander, Naval Surface Forces Public Affairs, Sept. 27, 2024 HONOLULU (September 27, 2024) – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) was recognized for its more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony…
RTX Receives U.S. Navy Contract for ESSM Block 2 Missiles
Multi-mission weapon system will provide increased flexibility and capability for U.S. and allied navies From RTX TUCSON, Ariz. (September 30, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received a $525 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce…
NOAA Awards Contract for Next-Generation Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
By Jonathan Shannon, NOAA, September 27, 2024 Today, NOAA announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft. The…
