SPRATLY ISLANDS, South China Sea — On Nov. 29, 2022, USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs said in a…
Bollinger Shipyards Announces Leadership Changes
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC made a number of leadership announcements following the recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding (BMS) and Bollinger Mississippi Repair (BMR), the company announced in a Nov. 29 release. The announcements reflect leadership changes at…
U.S. Launches New Unmanned & AI Systems Integration Event
MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. 5th Fleet began a three-week unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event in Bahrain, Nov. 23, that will involve employing new platforms in the region for the first time, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) Public Affairs…
II MEF Marines Deploy On Board USNS Trenton in the Mediterranean Sea
KOPER, Slovenia — Approximately 50 U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked on Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (MSCEURAF)/Commander Task Force 63 (CTF-63) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Trenton…
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Returns to Homeport Concluding Inaugural Deployment
NORFOLK — The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), returned to Naval Station Norfolk, after successfully completing its inaugural deployment throughout the Atlantic while conducting exercises and…
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home Following 97-Day Arctic Deployment
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to Alameda, Nov. 23, following a 97-day, multi-mission deployment to the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. In…
Cutter Oliver Berry Completes Living Marine Resources Patrol in South Pacific
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew returned to homeport in Honolulu Nov. 22 following a 38-day expeditionary patrol enforcing international living marine resources treaties and conducting joint operations with partner nations across the South Pacific, the…
Coast Guard Establishes Cyber Reserve Component and Cyber Billets
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard is creating three reserve entities to strengthen its cyber capabilities, the service’s headquarters announced in an internal message. The Coast Guard’s Office of Cyberspace Forces’ team in charge of implementing the cyber mission specialist…
Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for Boeing’s HAAWC
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Boeing’s High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability, or HAAWC, has satisfied all requirements for initial operational capability status from the U.S. Navy, the company said in a Nov. 22 release. The all-weather HAAWC enables the Boeing…
U.S. Navy Analysis Confirms Iranian Link to Drone Attack
MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy lab in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to a Nov. 15 aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the Middle East, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs said…
