Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** May 13, 2023 USCGC Campbell returns home following 59-day multi-mission patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of the USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their home…
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** KEY WEST, FL — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), May 13 in Key West, Florida. Guest speaker Rear Adm. Cynthia…
UK Frigate Patrolling for CTF 150 Seizes $6 Million Drug Shipment
Release from Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | May 15, 2023 ***** MANAMA, Bahrain — A frigate from the United Kingdom Royal Navy seized $6 million worth of hashish from a fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, May 8. HMS Lancaster…
SECNAV Names Navy’s First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship after National Naval Medical Center Bethesda
Release from the Secretary of the Navy ***** Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced USNS Bethesda (EMS 1) as the name for the lead ship in the new Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS(X)) class of ships during his…
Welin Lambie Awarded PO by U.S. Navy to Supply Ford Class Carrier Davits
Release from Fairbanks Morse Defense ***** BELOIT, Wis. – May 9, 2023 – Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has been awarded a purchase order by Newport News Shipbuilding to supply four davits through…
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** The Navy will commission its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, May 13, in Key West, Florida. Rear…
HII’S INGALLS SHIPBUILDING HOSTS SHIPBUILDER ACADEMY “SIGNING DAY” FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a signing day ceremony Thursday for the 2023 graduates of its Shipbuilder Academy program. Successfully completing the Academy’s one-year specialized career…
U.S. to Increase International Coordination, Presence in Strait of Hormuz
Release from NAVCENT Public Affairs ***** MANAMA, BAHRAIN U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet U.S. 5th Fleet is working with regional allies and partners to increase the rotation of ships and aircraft patrolling in and around the…
Admiral: Ecosystems Around Shipyards Can Attract, Retain Workers
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The services offered by communities adjacent to shipyards can help attract and retain skilled shipbuilding and repair workers, a Navy admiral in charge of shipbuilding said. “One of the things we’ve seen that is very successful…
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS DELIVERS 53rd FAST RESPONSE CUTTER TO U.S. COAST GUARD
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** USCGC John Patterson is the fourth of six FRCs to be homeported in Boston, MA LOCKPORT, La., — (May 11, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC John Patterson to the U.S. Coast Guard in…
