By NOAA Communications, September 19, 2023 NOAA and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping. …
F-35B Loss is the Fourth for the Marine Corps
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The pilot of a Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II strike fighter ejected safely near Charleston, South Carolina, on September 17, but search-and-recovery efforts for the aircraft are ongoing, a Marine Corps official said. “The search-and-recovery efforts…
USS Marinette (LCS 25) Commissions the Wright Way
Release from Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two (LCSRON 2) Public Affairs ***** Menominee, Michigan. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) September 16, 2023, in Menominee, Michigan. “It is a day filled with…
USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56) DECOMMISSIONS, HONORING 35 YEARS OF SERVICE
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** 16 September 2023 NORFOLK, Virginia – USS San Jacinto (CG-56) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 15. Vice Adm. Jim Kilby, deputy commander,…
SECNAV Names Ship After American Abolitionist, Social Activist Harriet Tubman
CHURCH CREEK, MD, UNITED STATES 09.17.2023 Office of the Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that he named a U.S. Navy ship after American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman, Sept. 17. SECNAV…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Marinette
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Sept. 15, 2023 The Navy will commission the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) as the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 16, in…
U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Danish Defense Forces Train on SM-6 Missile Launcher Together
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs ***** Sept. 15, 2023 BORNHOLM, Denmark – In a demonstration of ongoing commitment to transatlantic security and defense interoperability, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, in conjunction with the…
USS Canberra Commissioning Touched Hearts
The rare commissioning abroad brought people together from across the globe. It’s always a special occasion when a new ship is commissioned and brought to life with crew, family, and friends, but the recent commissioning of the USS Canberra (LCS…
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Achieves Initial Operating Capability with the US Navy
Release from Northrop Grumman ***** SAN DIEGO – Sept. 14, 2023 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy. Experts: Rho Cauley Bruner, director,…
SAILDRONES SET SAIL IN SUPPORT OF U.S. 4TH FLEET’S OPERATION WINDWARD STACK
Release from U.S. Fourth Fleet ***** KEY WEST, Florida – Launched from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor, the Saildrones’ mission once on station is to improve maritime domain awareness, or MDA, by detecting and quantifying…
