Two-pronged partnership will honor U.S. military lost at sea and advance scientific ocean discovery July 25, 2024 NOAA and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) have signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) to share data and scientific information and…
George Washington, Ronald Reagan Conduct Hull Swap
From U.S. Navy Office of Information, 25 July 2024 SAN DIEGO – Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct a hull swap on Naval Air Station North Island that sends Ronald Reagan…
Coast Guard Cutter Stone Returns Home After 63-Day Patrol in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, July 24, 2024 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Wednesday, following a 63-day patrol in the Atlantic Ocean and…
Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea
From Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload…
NAVCENT Units Awarded Navy Unit Commendation
By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | July 25, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — The Secretary of the Navy recently awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) to several units assigned to or operating within U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The…
July 24 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, July 24, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi missiles on launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these weapons presented an imminent…
SECDEF Announces Two Flag Nominations for SOUTHCOM, NDU
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Alvin Holsey for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida. Holsey is…
Coast Guard Cutter James Returns Home Following South Atlantic Ocean Deployment to Counter Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North Charleston, July 11, after completing a 98-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. James’ crew…
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $96 Million in Illegal Narcotics Interdicted in the Caribbean Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, July 23, 2024 MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward offloaded more than 7,302 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $96 million in Port Everglades, Monday. Coast Guard…
July 23 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command July 23, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi missile launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these weapons presented an imminent…
