Release from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ************** NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Sunday, following a 105-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ************** Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with…
General Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ************* Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with…
Prospective 64th Naval Academy Superintendent Nominated
************* ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Rear Adm. Yvette Davids was nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Davids, a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy, was…
DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Freedom of Navigation Report
************ APRIL 21, 2023 Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2022. During the period from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, U.S. forces operationally challenged 22 different excessive…
U.S. Navy Ship Patrolling Middle East Seizes $42 Million in Drugs
************* 21 April 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer interdicted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle $42 million in illegal drugs while transiting the Gulf of Oman, April 21. USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) was operating in support…
General Lists Marine Corps VTOL Development Priorities for Congress
***** WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps general in charge of aviation requirements detailed for Congress the service’s priorities for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platforms during testimony regarding the 2024 defense budget hearings. “Our VTOL Family of Systems has three…
Flight Ops in Washington, D.C. — A Century Ago!
Flight Ops in Washington, D.C. — A Century Ago! By David F. Winkler In his book Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1941, Ryan Wadle lamented that following World War I, the Navy’s culture inhibited its leaders…
Saab Receives Order for U.S. Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target
************* The U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport has awarded Saab the first production order for the Expendable Mobile Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target (EMATT). This contract follows an award from September 30, 2022 to perform modernization and validation testing of…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Completes Group Sail in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area
Release from Carrier Strike Group One ***** By Story by Ensign Valentine Mulango PACIFIC OCEAN – Group Sail is an integrated training exercise conducted between units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1. The exercise reintegrated the strike group and provided an…