By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — A major homeport shift involving two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers is underway with the April 25, 2024, departure of USS George Washington (CVN 73) from Norfolk, Virginia, to the U.S. Southern Command…
Red Sea Update
U.S. Central Command, 26 April, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At 9:52 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 25, one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries or damage reported…
U.S. Begins Construction on Temporary Pier to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
April 25, 2024 | By Joseph Clark, DOD News U.S. military personnel have begun construction of a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance, senior defense and Biden administration officials said today. Construction of the pier is…
IKE Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Eastern Mediterranean
From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 26 April 2024 ARABIAN SEA – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean while on a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, April 26. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS…
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
From Team Ships Public Affairs, 25 April 2024 SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25. The ship…
First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission…
HII Delivers Virginia-Class Submarine New Jersey to U.S. Navy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to the U.S. Navy. New Jersey is the 11th Virginia-class submarine…
Coast Guard Cutter Orcas decommissioned after 35 years of service in Coos Bay, Oregon
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, April 23, 2024 COOS BAY, Ore. – The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB1327) during a ceremony, Tuesday. Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, the commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, presided…
RTX awarded $344 million contract to modernize electronics unit for Standard missile development program
Updates will allow for continued, rapid deliveries of Standard Missile variants to the U.S. and international fleets TUCSON, Arizona (April 25, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $344 million contract for the development of…
CNO Franchetti: Navy Has a Lot to Offer Young People
April 24, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News Recruiters across the military are challenged every day to bring young people into service. But the chief of naval operations said she thinks the Navy has what young people are looking for…
