***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s only helicopter squadron dedicated to support of special operations forces has made its final flight. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 (HSC-85), a reserve squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, California, made…
SECNAV ACCEPTS MIAMI-DADE’S INVITATION TO HOST FLEET WEEK MIAMI IN 2024
Release from Commander, Navy Region Southeast ***** By CNRSE PAO 18 July 2023 MIAMI (July 14, 2023) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro joined with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to announce the inaugural Fleet Week Miami in…
Heavyweight Torpedo Contributes to U.S. Navy’s Undersea Dominance
Release from SAIC ***** Heavyweight Torpedo Contributes to U.S. Navy’s Undersea Dominance The MK48 torpedo is the U.S. Navy’s sole submarine-launched anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare weapon. All classes of Navy submarines use it for achieving sea control and neutralizing or destroying threats to high-value…
Bell Expands H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy for USMC
Release from Bell Textron ***** Jul 19, 2023 Bell Expands H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy for USMC What does Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, MCAS Futenma, Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center, and Bell’s Repair and Overhaul Center have in…
Navy’s I-Boss Aeschbach: Fleet Sees Greater Need for Information Warriors
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s operational climate is generating a growing need for the Navy Information Forces, challenging the capacity of the forces to meet that need. The Navy’s information warfare forces include personnel specializing in intelligence, electronic…
Coast Guard crew offloads more than $158 million worth of narcotics in San Diego
Release from the U.S. Coast Guard 11th District ***** July 17, 2023 USCG District 11 Public Affairs SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds…
General Officer Announcement
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** General Officer Announcement July 17, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James H. Adams, III, for…
USS Canberra (LCS 30) Arrives in Sydney Ahead of Commissioning
Release From Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE Public Affairs Office Courtesy Story, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE Public Affairs SYDNEY (July 18, 2023) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived in Sydney, Australia, July 18, ahead of…
LCACs 105-107 Receive Lift of Opportunity Aboard USS Gunston Hall
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** By Team Ships Public Affairs Washington Navy Yard – Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushions (LCAC) 105-107 received a lift of opportunity (LOO) aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), on…
USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS RETURNS FROM NATO DEPLOYMENT
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** By Ensign Blaise De Oliveira, USS James E. Williams Public Affairs 14 July 2023 NORFOLK, Va. — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from…
