MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA hosted the christening ceremony for the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Independence-variant littoral combat ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard Oct. 16, the company said in a release. Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke performed the…
USS Germantown Arrives in San Diego after 10-Year Forward Deployment
SAN DIEGO — Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) arrived in San Diego Oct. 15, after a decade of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating out of Japan, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 public affairs said in a release. As part…
Navy Responds to Russian Allegation Regarding Encounter in Sea of Japan
PEARL HARBOR — The U.S. Pacific Fleet released on Oct. 15 the following statement regarding the encounter that day between an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a Russian destroyer: “The statement from the Russian Defense Ministry about the interaction between…
Saildrone Closes $100 Million Funding to Advance Ocean Intelligence Products
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Saildrone, a market leader in ocean data, ocean mapping, and maritime intelligence solutions, announced Oct. 18 the close of its $100 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to $190 million. Led by BOND, the round includes…
Maritime Security Regimes Round Table Will Address Present Challenges, Future Opportunities
The Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE) is conducting a virtual Maritime Security Regimes round table (MSR RT) Nov. 3-4. With an international staff representing 13 nations, the CJOS COE is led by Vice Adm….
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Santa Barbara
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Oct. 16 in Mobile, Alabama. Meredith Berger, performing the duties of…
Wreck of Storied Revenue Cutter Found
One of the America’s most iconic ships, which sailed the high seas in the Revenue Cutter Service, Coast Guard and Navy from the Arctic to Antarctica, has been found on the bottom of the ocean. The U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear…
Cutter Resolute Returns Home from 56-day Deployment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home to St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 16, following a successful 56-day Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S) and Coast Guard District Seven (D7) Patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the…
Navy’s 7th Fleet Bolstered with New Ships
ARLINGTON, Va. — Recent ship transfers have added capability to the Forward-Deployed Naval Force of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific in recent months. Ships are occasionally transferred to or swapped out with the Japan-based fleet to modernize…
Three RAN Aircrew Safe after MH-60R Helicopter Ditched in the Philippine Sea
CANBERRA — Three crewmembers of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) MH-60R Seahawk helicopter are safe after ditching their helicopter in the Philippine Sea during a routine flight overnight, the Australian Department of Defence said in an Oct. 14 release. The aircraft was operating from…
