Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Dec. 1, 2023 The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8), during a 9 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Under…
Combined Multinational Effort Averts Attempted Seizure in the Gulf of Aden
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | November 30, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain – A combined naval effort between multiple nations thwarted an attempted seizure of an oil tanker in…
USCGC Frederick Hatch concludes historic patrol with engagements in the Philippines, fisheries enforcement in Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam ***** SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) successfully concluded a routine 47-day expeditionary patrol covering more than 8,200 nautical miles under Operation Blue Pacific, returning to Guam on…
USCGC Alder returns to home port after conducting first high-seas boardings off the coast of Peru, under new SPRFMO measure
Release from U.S. Coast Guard District 11 ***** Nov. 29, 2023 ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, along with the crews of the Terrell Horne and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft recently completed the first high-seas…
Iranian UAV Creates Safety-of-Flight Risk to IKE Carrier Strike Group in Arabian Gulf
***** U.S. Naval Forces Central Command public affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – Statement from the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper: “Iranian unmanned aircraft took unsafe and unprofessional actions near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)…
Littoral Combat Ship, Unmanned Systems Pair Up to Advance Lethality in the Middle East
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Vernier | November 29, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) continues advancing lethality at sea, utilizing the Freedom-class littoral combat…
Kratos Supports Successful US Navy and MDA Intercept Test Against Multiple Ballistic Missile and Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Targets
Release from Kratos Defense & Security ***** November 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced today that its Defense…
Vipers and Heavy Haulers Return Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment
***** MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, UNITED STATES 11.27.2023 By Maj. Natalie Batcheler, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – The Marines and Sailors of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron…
Navy’s Second Ford CVN to Join the U.S. Pacific Fleet
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will become a unit of the U.S. Pacific Fleet when it makes its first deployment. …
U.S., Partner Nation Task Force Respond to Commercial Vessel Distress Call
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Nov. 27, 2023 | By C. Todd Lopez This weekend, the USS Mason and partner nation naval vessels responded to a distress call from the commercial shipping vessel M/V Central Park, which had been…
