ANDOVER, Massachusetts, (June 10, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $677 million contract to continue to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy. This is the third option exercised from the March 2022 hardware, production…
Coast Guard Offloads $7.4 Million in Seized Cocaine, Transfers Custody of 9 Smugglers to DEA in San Juan, Puerto Rico
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, June 7, 2024 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. offloaded and transferred custody of 245 kilograms of cocaine and nine suspected smugglers to Drug Enforcement Administration…
June 9 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, June 9, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. One ASBM struck M/V Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged, Swiss…
USS Mason Enters the Mediterranean Sea After Seven Months in the Red Sea
By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, June 8, 2024 MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2024. Mason entered the…
NOAA’s Hahn Selected for Third Star, Deputy Under Secretary for Operations
From NOAA Public Affairs, June 7, 2024 NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Rear Admiral Nancy A. Hann has been selected for promotion to the rank of vice admiral and will serve as NOAA’s deputy under secretary for operations, beginning August 2024….
Navy to Christen Future USNS Cherokee Nation
From U.S. Navy Office of Information, 07 June 2024 The Navy will christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, June 8, in Houma, Louisiana. The…
USS Normandy Attends 80th D-Day Remembrance
By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/ U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs June 5, 2024 CHERBOURG, France – Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) arrived in Cherbourg, France June 3, 2024, to commemorate their namesake’s region while…
Naval Beach Group Amphibious Forces Commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary
By Chief Petty Officer Mark Faram 06 June 2024 CORONADO, California — Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. It was the…
Two Marine Generals Nominated for Third Star
From the U.S. Department of Defense, June 6, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Melvin G. Carter for appointment to the grade of lieutenant…
June 6 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, June 6, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed eight Houthi uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. Additionally, USCENTCOM forces successfully…
