CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES 12.03.2024 Story by Capt. Angelica White 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) will return home in several waves beginning Mar. 16, 2024…
BAE Systems awarded U.S. Navy contract to continue supporting Mobile Deployable C5ISR programs
MCLEAN, Va. – March 14, 2024 – The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth approximately $86 million to continue supporting its Mobile Deployable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MDC5ISR) programs. The five-year…
USCGC Frederick Hatch Supports Partners in Micronesia, Republic of Palau Under Operation Rematau
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, March 14, 2024 SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) completed a significant operational patrol under Operation Rematau from Feb. 15 to March 4, 2024, reinforcing the U.S….
March 13 Red Sea Update
USCENTCOM, March 13, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between 2:00 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. (Sanaa time) on March 13, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired one anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. The missile did not impact any…
The Correspondent and the Colonel: Pearl Harbor and 9/11 Link Defender and Daughter
Charles Compton was like many a Chicago teenager who learned to fly in the late 1930s and impressed a lovely girl or two along the way on airborne dates. One beauty would become his wife. “It was a lot of…
Navy Awards Bell Textron Contract for 12 AH-1Z Helicopters for Nigeria
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The government of Nigeria is slated to receive 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopter gunships, becoming the third foreign customer for the Viper. In a March 12 contract announcement, the Naval Air Systems…
French Air Force crew trains at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
U.S. Coast Guard 14th District, March 11, 2024 HONOLULU – A crew from the French Air Force arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4, 2024, for a week-long subject matter exchange with U.S. Coast Guard aircrews. The seven-member…
March 12 Red Sea Update
USCENTCOM, March 12, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between 2:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) on March 12, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired one close-range ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea. The missile did not…
F-35 Program Achieves Milestone C and Full-Rate Production
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MARCH 12, 2024 Earlier today, the Milestone Decision Authority, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, approved the Milestone C / Full-Rate Production (MSC/FRP) of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft with…
Specialized Army Unit Underway to Support Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Gaza
March 12, 2024 | By Joseph Clark The specialized Army unit tasked with establishing a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance has wasted no time in making the complex operation a reality. The first of several…
