March 10, 2024 USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived in HMAS Stirling in Perth, Western Australia Sunday. This marks the second visit by a U.S. fast-attack submarine to HMAS Stirling since the announcement of the AUKUS Optimal Pathway in March 2023….
UPDATE: US and Coalition Defeat Houthi Attack in Red Sea Area
USCENTCOM, March 9, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Following further engagements through the morning, U.S. and Coalition forces downed a total of at least 28 uncrewed aerial vehicles between 4:00 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. (Sanaa time) on March 9. No U.S. or Coalition Navy…
Bell Announces Weapon Systems Integration Lab
Arlington, Texas (March 11, 2024) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced today the Grand Opening of its Weapon System’s Integration Lab (WSIL) in Arlington, TX. The state-of-the-art facility will aid in in the safe, rapid, and efficient…
Canadian-led Combined Task Force 150 seizes 770 kg of methamphetamine in the Arabian Sea
By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | March 09, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter operating under the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces seized 770 kg of methamphetamine from a dhow in the…
Navy Reserve Receives Its First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the Navy Reserve has been delivered to Patrol Squadron 62 (VP-62). In March 6 ceremonies at the Boeing Military Delivery Facility in…
Coast Guard offloads $4.5 million in seized cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers to federal law enforcement in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
March 8, 2024 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 182 kilograms of cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers to federal law enforcement authorities in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Friday. The British…
Under Secretary Raven Visits United Kingdom and Norway to Discuss Regional Security, Highlights Importance of Interoperability
March 8, 2024 From Under Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs OSLO, Norway – The Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven visited the United Kingdom and Norway, March 3-8, to meet with partner navies, government and military leaders, Sailors and Marines, and to observe a…
NAVAIR returns V-22 Osprey to flight status
Mar 8, 2024 Naval Air System, PAX River — Effective March 8, 2024 at 7 a.m. EST, Naval Air Systems Command is issuing a flight clearance for the V-22 Osprey thereby lifting the grounding. This decision follows a meticulous and…
Marine Corps Returns MV-22 to Flight Status
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS – The Marine Corps returned its MV-22s to flight on March 8, following Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) announcement that deemed the aircraft safe to fly. In a release announcing the flight clearance, Naval Air Systems Command…
Amphib Warship Part Suppliers Press Congress for Stability in Shipbuilding
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. companies that supply components and parts for the U.S. Navy’s amphibious warfare fleet expressed support for the Marine Corps baseline requirement of 31 large and medium amphibious warfare ships…
