SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic March 8, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District…
SECDEF Nominates Next INDOPACOM, PACFLEET Commanders
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced March 5 that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino for appointment to the grade of admiral, and assignment as commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific…
Nimitz Returns Home from Deployment
BREMERTON, Wash. — Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) returned to the Pacific Northwest area, Mar. 4, after nearly 11-months deployed in U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleets, USS Nimitz Public Affairs said. Nimitz was the first…
HASC Chairman: Don’t ‘Waste Any More Money’ on F-35 Strike Fighter
ARLINGTON, Va. — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he’d like the Defense Department to stop buying the troubled and massively expensive F-35 Lightning II strike fighter. In a wide-ranging discussion livestreamed March 5 by the Brookings Institution,…
Coast Guard Interdicts 25 Migrants off West Palm Beach
MIAMI — Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet and Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations rescue crews interdicted a 30-foot vessel with 25 people aboard March 3 after they called for help reporting they were taking on water…
Seaborne Targets Depot Team Demonstrates Contribution to Readiness
PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Navy’s Seaborne Targets team from Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships and NAVAIR’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) demonstrated its essential capabilities to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Gilday, during his…
HII Announces the Election of Kari Wilkinson as Ingalls Shipbuilding President
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.–Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) board of directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, effective April 1, the company announced in a March 5 release. She…
U.S. Will Fight from Guam and for Guam, U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy admiral in charge U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said building up the defenses of Guam is his highest budget priority and reminded observers Guam is not just a base for military operations but a part of the…
SECDEF Announces Marine General Promotions
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on March 4 that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general. …
Coast Guard Set to Retire Last High-Endurance Cutter, Commandant Says
WASHINGTON —The Coast Guard will retire USCGC Douglas Munro at the end of March, concluding 49 years of Coast Guard service for the cutter and 54 years for the Secretary-class 378-Foot cutters. In a March 4 message to the Coast…
