Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on June 3 released the text of the defense portion of the reconciliation bill, named the One Big Beautiful Bill. The defense portion was negotiated by members of the…
SECDEF Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk
According to numerous reports, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206), a John Lewis-class oiler named after the Navy veteran and gay rights activist. First reported by Military Times, a memorandum has ordered…
Navy Selects Mobile, Ala., Company to Scrap World’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has selected NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC, a company with facilities in Mobile, Alabama, to scrap the former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Navy’s — and the world’s…
BAE Systems Launches $250M State-of-the-Art Shiplift and Land Level Facility in Jacksonville
From BAE Systems, June 2, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — June 2, 2025 — BAE Systems unveiled its new shiplift and land-level repair complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s Jacksonville, Florida shipyard. This marks a significant milestone in the…
SEAL Nominated for 4th Star, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced June 3 that the president has nominated Navy Vice Adm. Frank M. Bradley for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force…
RTX’s Raytheon Awarded $536 million US Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars
Contract provides continued integration and test support for the U.S. Navy’s most advanced maritime radar From RTX, June 3, 2025 ANDOVER, Mass. (June 3, 2025) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $536 million contract from…
SECNAV Phelan Makes Inaugural Visit to NPS
The Honorable John Phelan, 79th Secretary of the Navy, visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, May 29. “We were very pleased to host Secretary Phelan and show him all that NPS has to offer in support of…
Trump’s MARAD Pick Signals Commercial Maritime Focus
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate former Maersk executive Stephen Carmel to lead the Maritime Administration, replacing retired Navy submarine commander Brent Sadler as the nominee, signals a strategic pivot toward commercial maritime expertise as the administration…
USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group Returns from 8-Month Deployment
by Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs, June 2, 2025 NORFOLK, Va. — The flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on June 1, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Returns Home After 61-day Counter-Drug and Fisheries Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, June 2, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola, May 21, following a 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America,…
