ARLINGTON, Va. — Normally the number of new U.S. Navy ships requested for the next a new fiscal year garners the most attention of reporters, but this time it was the number of ships the Navy is seeking to decommission…
Navy Deploys More EA-18G Electronic Attack Jets to EUCOM
ARLINGTON, Va. — A squadron of U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft has been deployed to the European Command as part of the build-up of forces in support NATO’s eastern flank. According to Defense Department spokesman John Kirby, the…
Marine Corps Orders 36 More Amphibious Combat Vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps has ordered 36 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles, the Defense Department announced March 25. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Michigan, a $173.6 million contract modification…
HII Christens Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII christened pre-commissioning unit Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) on March 26 at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, the company said in a release. Jack H. Lucas, a longtime resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was the youngest Marine…
U.S. Coast Guard Decommissions Three Cutters in Bahrain
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN — The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned three Island-class patrol boats, March 22, in a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs said in a release. Rear Adm. Keith Smith, deputy commander of…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony on Saturday, March 26, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Defense Department…
Bollinger Delivers the Future USCGC Pablo Valent
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC delivered the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent to the service in Key West on March 17, the company said in a release. This is the 174th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S….
Navy’s New Hovercraft Delivers Helicopter for Air Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — An unusual transport mission last month demonstrated the capabilities and versatility of the Navy’s new LCAC 100-class ship-to-shore connector. The Air Force 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, requested the assistance of the Naval…
Israeli Air Force Leader Takes Flight in CH-53K
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Israeli air force Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Eyal Grinboim visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River in February for a program update and flight on the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, Naval Air Systems Command said March…
Navy’s E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers Improving Readiness, Capability
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The aircrew from Carrier Airborne Command & Control Squadron 125 (VAW-125), an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye squadron, recently completed two weeks of on-site readiness training following the installation of two E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers by the Naval…
