Release from Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** 16 November 2023 SEATTLE – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Seattle, Wednesday, and are scheduled to transit to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation…
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS DELIVERS 6TH AND FINAL BOSTON-BOUND FAST RESPONSE CUTTER TO U.S. COAST GUARD
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** USCGC Melvin Bell is the sixth of six FRCs to be homeported in Boston, MA LOCKPORT, La., — (November 16, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) today announced it has delivered the USCGC Melvin Bell to…
SECNAV Names Ship After World War II Hero, Medal of Honor Recipient Ernest E. Evans
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** 15 November 2023 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced, today, that a DDG 51 Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named after World War II…
USS Thomas Hudner Shoots Down Drone from Yemen
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ***** ARLINGTON, Va. — A. U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer (DDG) shot down a drone over the Red Sea, the Department of Defense said in a Nov. 15 release. The release, relayed by Cmdr. Rick…
12th Marine Regiment Re-Designated to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment
Release from Headquarters Marine Corps ***** CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – 12th Marine Regiment redesignated to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) on November 15, 2023, during a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. This redesignation is the first step in…
BAE Systems to equip Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter class frigates with Mk 45 naval gun
Release from BAE Systems ***** LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nov. 15, 2023 — BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver multiple shipsets of the Mk 45 Medium Caliber Gun and automated Ammunition Handling System (AHS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s…
Future USS Thad Cochran Marks Start of Fabrication
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Nov. 15, 2023 PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Navy and HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Thad Cochran (DDG 135) with a ceremony at HII’s shipyard, Nov….
Australia’s First MQ-4C Takes Flight
Release from Northrop Grumman ***** PALMDALE, Calif. – Nov. 13, 2023 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft on Thursday, Nov. 9 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in…
Keel Authenticated for Future Billy Frank Jr.
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Nov. 14, 2023 By Team Ships Public Affairs MOBILE, Ala. – The keel for the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), the Navy’s 6th Navajo-class platform, was laid Nov. 14 at Austal USA’s shipyard…
USS Stethem, Task Force 59 put more eyes in the sky, expanding maritime domain awareness
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | November 14, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) recently demonstrated expansive maritime domain awareness, utilizing…
