USS AMERICA–The first-in-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participated in advanced combined operations with Japan this week in the western Pacific Ocean, the ship’s public affairs office said in an Oct. 25 release. America conducted integrated air defense…
Bollinger Praises Study on Basing FRCs in Samoa to Counter Chinese Encroachment
LOCKPORT, La. — U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien recently announced plans to conduct a feasibility study on whether to base U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) in American Samoa to counter “destabilizing and malign actions” by China in the…
Navy Identifies Aircrew in Southern Alabama T-6B Crash
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Navy has identified the two-person aircrew killed in a crash Friday in Foley, Alabama, as U.S. Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross, 30 years old, from Wixom, Michigan, and U.S. Coast Guard Ens. Morgan Garrett, 24 years…
State Dept. Approves Possible Sale of SLAM-ER Cruise Missiles to Taiwan
WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of 135 AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) Missiles and related equipment…
Japan-Based Marine Squadron Re-Designated in Prep for F-35B Transition
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps has redesignated a squadron forward -deployed in Japan in preparation for its transition to the F-35B Lightning II strike fighter. The transition will result in the second F-35B squadron forward-deployed to Marine Aircraft Group…
First Harvest Navigation Selects Sea Machines to Launch Hybrid Cargo Vessel
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based Sea Machines’ technology to launch the first autonomous hybrid cargo vessel in the U.S. Powered by Sea Machines’ SM300…
CG Cutter Thetis Returns Home after Interdicting $8.8M in Narcotics
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crew returned home on Oct. 23 to Key West, after completing a 42-day patrol to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. During its patrol, the crew interdicted more than 4,500 pounds of illicit…
Navy EOD Releases Strategic Guidance for Next 10 Years
CORONADO, Calif. — Navy EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) released its force-shaping blueprint for the next 10 years as its leadership looks to mold the military’s maritime EOD force into one that best supports the U.S., its allies and partner nations…
Bollinger Shipyards Delivers 41st Fast Response Cutter to the Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC today delivered the USCGC Charles Moulthrope to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 164th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 41st Fast Response…
DOT Announces First Marine Highway Project Designation for North Carolina
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced in an Oct. 22 release the designation of the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) as a Marine Highway Project, a first for the state of North Carolina. Marine highways are…
