SAN DIEGO, August 15, 2024 (Newswire.com) – The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed a contract for the purchase of two SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), scheduled for delivery in 2025. This follows JCG’s ongoing…
Senate Committee Report Calls for Coast Guard Action on Sexual Harassment Claims
In a new report entitled “A Pervasive Problem,” the majority staff of the Homeland Security Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded the U.S. Coast Guard must do more to eliminate sexual harassment in its ranks and at the service’s academy…
Navy Completes Install of First MQ-25 Unmanned Air Warfare Center Aboard USS George H.W. Bush
Aug 15, 2024 Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. — The Navy recently installed the world’s first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), where Air Vehicle Pilots (AVPs) will control future MQ-25™ Stingray…
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $18M in Illegal Narcotics Interdicted in Caribbean
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Aug. 15, 2024 MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered offloaded more than 1,380 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $18.1 million in Miami Beach, Wednesday. A…
U.S., France Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations in Indo-Pacific
From Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15, 15 August 2024 The U.S. Navy and French Navy joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13. The operations included U.S….
GA-ASI’S MQ-9B SeaGuardian Showcased at RIMPAC 2024
Sonobuoy Dispensing System and LRASM Among the New Capabilities Featured SAN DIEGO – 14 August 2024 – With the completion of the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) flight operations on July 28, 2024, the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft…
USS Oscar Austin One of Two U.S. Navy DDGs Homeport Shifting to Rota, Spain
From Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic, 14 August 2024 NORFOLK, Va. – USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) is scheduled to change its homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to Rota Naval Base, Spain, in the fall of 2024. Oscar Austin…
USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Bremerton
14 August 2024 NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. - Ronald Reagan departed Yokosuka, Japan, May 16, where it’s been forward deployed since 2015, and served as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR),…
U.S. Coast Guard Announces Juneau Homeporting for Future Icebreaker
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Aug. 14, 2024 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will homeport a commercially procured icebreaker in Juneau. The Coast Guard is acquiring the Aiviq, a U.S. registered ship originally built to serve as…
USS Somerset Returns Home After Indo-Pacific Deployment
From Lt. Zachary Anderson, 13 August 2024 SAN DIEGO – Sailors assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) returned home Aug. 13 to San Diego after a seven-month deployment with embarked Marines from the 15th Marine…
