HONOLULU — Crews of two U.S. Coast Guard cutters and a long-range HC-130 patrol aircraft recently completed combined operations to help combat illegal fishing across Oceania, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The crews teamed with shipriders…
Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Smuggler, 11 Cuban Migrants 41 Miles South of Key West
KEY WEST, Florida — The Coast Guard interdicted 11 migrants and a suspected smuggler April 12 about 41 miles south of Key West attempting to illegally enter the United States, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast…
Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. Keel Authenticated
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The keel for the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) was ceremoniously laid during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding Division on April 12, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a release….
Coast Guard Interdicts 33 Haitian Migrants Near Tortuga
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 33 migrants April 8 about 35 miles northeast of Tortuga, Haiti, attempting to illegally enter the United States, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At about 7:30 a.m. April 8, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Decisive Conducts Ops With Special Operations Helos
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Cypress was to return home to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida on April 12, following a 58-day patrol, during which it conducted training with Army special operations helicopters, the Coast…
Burke Nominated to Be Vice CNO
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The chief of naval personnel (CNP) has been nominated by President Donald J. Trump for promotion to admiral and to become the next vice chief of naval operations (VCNO), Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan announced in…
Moran Becomes First Naval Aviator to Be Nominated for CNO in Two Decades
ARLINTON, Virginia — Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan announced April 11 that President Trump has nominated Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran as the 32nd chief of naval operations. If confirmed by the Senate, Moran would…
Navy Orders 24 E-2D Aircraft in Multiyear Contract to Northrop Grumman
ARLINGTON, Va. — Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a $3.2 billion multiyear procurement (MYP) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) carrier-based early warning aircraft. The April 10 Defense Department contract announcement “provides for…
Navy Concerned About Retention of Experienced Aviators
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s air warfare director told Congress that some of the service’s experienced aviators are “ready” to leave the service, citing fewer flying opportunities and quality-of-life issues. Rear Adm. Scott D. Conn, testifying April 10 before the Seapower…
Navy Air Warfare Director: Strike Fighter Shortage Easing, Readiness Improving
WASHINGTON — The Navy and Marine Corps’ strike fighter inventory shortfall is easing even as the Navy slows its aircraft procurement to pay some bills to improve readiness, the Navy’s director of air warfare told Congress. Rear Adm. Scott D….
