From Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs, 12 June 2024 SAN DIEGO- Planning and preparations are being finalized for the 29th biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a multinational exercise involving 29 nations and more than 25,000 personnel, set…
US Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home From Caribbean Patrol; Interdicts Four Suspected Smugglers, 3,736 Pounds Of Illicit Drugs
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, June 8, 2024 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to their homeport in St. Petersburg, Saturday, following a 60-day patrol of the Caribbean, in support of Homeland Security Task…
EpiSci Selected by Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific for Project Overmatch’s Mission Autonomy Proving Grounds
POWAY, California (10 June 2024) – The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC) has awarded EpiSci, a leader in trusted warfighter autonomy solutions, a follow-on contract for Project Overmatch’s Mission Autonomy Proving Grounds following EpiSci’s successful performance during a…
U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command June 11, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined the launchers presented an imminent threat…
RTX Awarded $677 Million US Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars
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…
