Expansion to increase facility’s integration and delivery capacity by more than 50% HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (March 13, 2026) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has completed a 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility, backed by a $115…
Blue Angels Mark 80 Years, Certified for 2026 Airshow Season
By Morgan Galvin of Chief of Naval Air Training. March 10,2026 EL CENTRO, Calif. — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels successfully completed their annual certification for the 2026 airshow season on Feb. 23, marking the squadron’s 80th anniversary. The “airshow ready” designation was…
Hegseth Says Iran’s Defense Industrial Base Nearing Complete Destruction
March 13, 2026 | By Matthew Olay, DoW News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters today that, in addition to the extensive damage the U.S. and Israeli militaries have been inflicting upon the Iranian terrorist regime’s active combat forces, the country’s defense industrial base…
The (Other) Manhattan Project: Forgotten Island Had Front-Row Seat to Military History
On a historical impact per square mile basis, few places on earth rival the island of Tinian. Almost completely forgotten today, this small, isolated speck of land in the Northern Mariana Islands — located about 125 miles north of Guam…
CGC Forward interdicts suspected drug smugglers in Eastern Pacific Ocean
From U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District, March 11, 2026 PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) delivered a decisive blow to maritime criminal networks by intercepting a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February 24 in…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2026 mission, departs Antarctica
From U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District, March 11, 2026 SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on March 1, after operating for 55 days below the Antarctic Circle and traveling 14,000 miles in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026. The cutter marked…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, LCAC 115
By Team Ships Public Affairs, March 11, 2026 NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 115 from Textron Systems on March 10. The delivery of LCAC 115 comes after…
Statement of USS Gerald R. Ford on Shipboard Fire
By Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | March 12, 2026 MANAMA, Bahrain — On March 12, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) experienced a fire that originated in the ship’s main laundry spaces. The cause of the fire was…
‘Let Foreign Yards Build U.S. Navy Auxiliary and Service Ships Now’
There is much current discussion about having foreign shipyards build U.S. Navy warships as a way to increase production and fleet numbers. That sounds good on paper, but if the target is combatant ships, then there will be significant challenges….
USS Mustin to forward-deploy to Japan
From Courtesy Story, March 11, 2026 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) will forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. This move will be a permanent change of station for the…
