From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 26 April 2024 ARABIAN SEA – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean while on a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, April 26. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS…
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
From Team Ships Public Affairs, 25 April 2024 SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25. The ship…
First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission…
HII Delivers Virginia-Class Submarine New Jersey to U.S. Navy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to the U.S. Navy. New Jersey is the 11th Virginia-class submarine…
Coast Guard Cutter Orcas Decommissioned After 35 Years of Service in Coos Bay, Oregon
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, April 23, 2024 COOS BAY, Ore. – The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB1327) during a ceremony, Tuesday. Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, the commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, presided…
Coast Guard Station Kodiak Retires its MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters After 36 Years of Service in Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Public Affairs, April 24,2024 KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard retired the Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet during a ceremony, Tuesday. Capt. Timothy Williams, commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, presided over the…
RTX awarded $344M Contract to Modernize Electronics Unit for Standard Missile Development Program
Updates will allow for continued, rapid deliveries of Standard Missile variants to the U.S. and international fleets TUCSON, Arizona (April 25, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $344 million contract for the development of…
CNO Franchetti: Navy Has a Lot to Offer Young People
April 24, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News Recruiters across the military are challenged every day to bring young people into service. But the chief of naval operations said she thinks the Navy has what young people are looking for…
NOAA to Break Ground for New facility at Naval Station Newport
Apr. 24, 2024 NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a ceremony May 6 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island to break ground on a new facility that will serve as the future home of the NOAA Marine Operations…
US Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returns home after 61-day Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, April 24, 2024 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Wednesday, following a 61-day patrol in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits….
