***** SAN DIEGO – 03 January 2024 On Dec. 5, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “first lifetime” of…
Military Sealift Command Celebrates ’75 Years of Maritime Excellence’
Release from Military Sealift Command ***** NORFOLK, Va. – This year, Military Sealift Command will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Since 1949, MSC, originally Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), has been at the forefront of maritime logistics supporting the nation’s joint warfighters…
CMF Forces Seize Illegal Drugs in Gulf of Oman
***** By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs January 02, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Coast Guard cutters assigned to the Combined Maritime Forces seized illegal drugs with a total estimated street value of $24.5 million on Dec. 24 and Dec….
USS Ford CSG Redeploys To Homeport
***** Jan. 1, 2024 By NAVEUR/NAVAF/SIXTH FLEET Public Affairs NAPLES, Italy – Immediately following HAMAS’s brutal attack on Israel, the USS GERALD R. FORD Carrier Strike Group was ordered to the eastern Mediterranean to contribute to our regional deterrence and defense posture….
CMF-assigned Cutter Seizes Hashish and Methamphetamines in North Arabian Sea
***** By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | January 02, 2024 A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrolling under the command of Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces seized hashish and methamphetamines with a total estimated street value of…
USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall Transited to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
***** Dec. 28, 2023 By U.S Naval Forces Europe/Africa NAPLES, Italy – The Wasp-class amphibious ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transited Dec. 28, 2023, from the Red Sea to the…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in South China Sea
***** 27 December 2023 From Ensign Valentine Mulango Carrier Strike Group 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, is operating in the South China Sea following a scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore. While…
USCG Cutter Seneca Returns from Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 22, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) returned home to Portsmouth, Friday, following a 65-day patrol in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…
SECNAV Del Toro Meets With Industry on V-22 Osprey
Release from SECNAV Public Affairs ***** 22 December 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with the chief executives of Bell Boeing earlier this week to discuss the V-22 Osprey program following the Dec. 6 grounding of the…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Departs Australia, En Route to Antarctica
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 21, 2023 Editor’s Note: To follow the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s Operation Deep Freeze journey, click here for more imagery. HOBART, Australia — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB…
