From Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexa Trafton, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 OKINAWA, Japan — Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 completed Relief-in-Place / Transfer-of-Authority (RIPTOA) with NMCB-4, returning to the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of responsibility (INDOPACOM) for the first…
NSWCDD Delivers Next-Generation MK 38 Defense System
By Tierney Kunstmann, NSWCDD Corporate Communications, Feb 6, 2026 DAHLGREN, Va. – For decades, the MK 38 family – a key Navy shipboard weapon system – has delivered reliable close-in defense against small, fast, agile threats at sea. Since its commissioning…
SWIT Prevents Costly Mistakes Before Weapons Reach the Fleet
From Naval Air Weapons Division, Point Mugu, Calif., Feb 6, 2026 The Shipboard Weapons Integration Team provides independent assessments that ensure Navy ships can safely store, move, and handle weapons at sea, turning new shipboard firepower into usable fleet capability. That work…
Marines Establish Refueling Point in Indo-Pacific
Feb. 6, 2026 | By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Getz , 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 traveled to Tinian, one of the Northern Mariana Islands, to establish and operate a forward arming…
U.S. Coast Guard Marks 200,000 Pounds of Cocaine Seized in Operation Pacific Viper
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Feb. 5, 2026 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 200,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August. The Coast Guard reached this milestone following recent interdictions of 13,337 pounds of…
Coast Guard Takes Delivery of 18th Mission-Ready HC-130J Surveillance Aircraft
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas. The aircraft will support…
RTX’s Raytheon Selected by DARPA to Develop Advanced Maritime Defense Technologies
Release From RTX New capability will protect vulnerable vessels from threats at sea PORTSMOUTH, R.I., (February 2, 2026) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an advanced sensing and…
USS Greeneville Returns Home Following Deployment
From Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 Public Affairs NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, following a regularly scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support…
U.S. Navy Completes Final Flight Test Harpoon Block II Obsolescence Update
From Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md NAS Patuxent River, Md.–The U.S. Navy successfully completed the third and final planned flight test of the Harpoon Block II Update (HIIU) Obsolescence Update program Jan. 16, marking a key milestone in modernizing…
USS Truxtun Departs Naval Station Norfolk for Deployment
From Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet NORFOLK, Va. — Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on Feb. 3, 2026. The ship’s company includes approximately 300 Sailors, with an additional 26 embarked air wing personnel assigned…
